12/11 - Word of the Day & Definition from www.Dictionary.com
Adj: lasting but a short time; fleeting.
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.
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.
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.
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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