Art is long, time is fleeting.
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Fleeting
//ˈfliːtɪŋ//
Synonyms for "fleeting" (97 found)
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Related words (48)
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Antonyms
3 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
4 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
77 translations across 32 languages.
Armenian
3 entries- թռուցիկ adj (passing quickly)
- կարճատեւ adj (passing quickly)
- վաղանցիկ adj (passing quickly)
Bulgarian
3 entries- бързо преминаващ adj (passing quickly)
- мимолетен adj (passing quickly)
- преходен adj (passing quickly)
Catalan
1 entries- fugaç adj (passing quickly)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 短暫的 /短暂的 adj (passing quickly)
- 飛逝的 /飞逝的 adj (passing quickly)
Czech
1 entries- prchavý adj (passing quickly)
Danish
1 entries- flygtig adj (passing quickly)
Dutch
1 entries- vluchtig adj (passing quickly)
Finnish
4 entries- haihtuva adj (passing quickly)
- hetkellinen adj (passing quickly)
- katoavainen adj (passing quickly)
- ohikiitävä adj (passing quickly)
French
3 entries- fugace adj (passing quickly)
- passagère adj (passing quickly)
- éphémère adj (passing quickly)
Galician
1 entries- fugaz adj (passing quickly)
Georgian
4 entries- გარდამავალი adj (passing quickly)
- დროებითი adj (passing quickly)
- დრომოკლე adj (passing quickly)
- სწრაფი adj (passing quickly)
German
1 entries- flüchtig adj (passing quickly)
Greek
2 entries- εφήμερος adj (passing quickly)
- πρόσκαιρος adj (passing quickly)
Hebrew
2 entries- בן חלוף adj (passing quickly)
- בת חלוף adj (passing quickly)
Hungarian
4 entries- elillanó adj (passing quickly)
- elröppenő adj (passing quickly)
- futó adj (passing quickly)
- futólagos adj (passing quickly)
Icelandic
3 entries- hverfull adj (passing quickly)
- sem varir augnablik adj (passing quickly)
- skammær adj (passing quickly)
Italian
4 entries- fugace adj (passing quickly)
- fuggevole adj (passing quickly)
- sfuggente adj (passing quickly)
- sfuggevole adj (passing quickly)
Japanese
1 entries- 儚い adj (passing quickly)
Latin
1 entries- fugax adj (passing quickly)
Māori
2 entries- māngina adj (passing quickly)
- mōngina adj (passing quickly)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- flyktig adj (passing quickly)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- flyktig adj (passing quickly)
Occitan
1 entries- fugaç adj (passing quickly)
Persian
1 entries- گذرا adj (passing quickly)
Polish
2 entries- nikły adj (passing quickly)
- przelotny adj (passing quickly)
Portuguese
1 entries- fugaz adj (passing quickly)
Romanian
2 entries- fugaci adj (passing quickly)
- fugitiv adj (passing quickly)
Russian
3 entries- мимолётный adj (passing quickly)
- скороте́чный adj (passing quickly)
- автодействие noun (Translations)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- fuadain adj (passing quickly)
- siùbhlach adj (passing quickly)
Spanish
4 entries- breve adj (passing quickly)
- efímero adj (passing quickly)
- fugaz adj (passing quickly)
- instantáneo adj (passing quickly)
Swedish
1 entries- flyktig adj (passing quickly)
Ukrainian
1 entries- швидкоплинний adj (passing quickly)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Source: tatoeba (892284)
The customers gave him fleeting glances, then returned to their conversations.
Source: tatoeba (1443528)
O time, suspend your flight! and you, happy hours, suspend your race: let us savor the fleeting delights of our fairest days!
Source: tatoeba (1548590)
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