Friday, December 11, 2015

Fugacious

12/11 - Word of the Day & Definition from www.Dictionary.com

Adj: lasting but a short time; fleeting.
Fleeting, transitory
Botany - falling or fading early



"Fugacious" isn't a word I would even think.

It doesn't really sound pretty. It doesn't sound like what it means.

To me, "fugacious" sounds like a short fall. A quick end. As opposed to the more melodious feel of fleeting, or fading - "fugacious" is a big, fat, plump splat.

Or a smell. 

The definition says "for a short time".  So I suppose the "fug" factor works in its favor.

 But it still reads like a short (and gratefully fleeting) smell.

Yup, probably not a word I would EVER use. Until now.

Her exploration of this unusual word was fugacious.



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