fleeting

Definition

  • adjective: not lasting
  • adjective: passing swiftly
  • synonyms: evanescent, ephemeral, transient

Examples

  • I caught a 'fleeting' glimpse of the comet.

  • autumn's 'fleeting' beauty

  • Her fame was 'fleeting'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) when I touched the Piece. Well, I mean, I wasn't asleep, so it wasn't really a dream. ...training themselves to clear their minds enough... ...to have even a fleeting glimpse of The Man Upstairs... ...and yet, your mind is already so prodigiously empty... ...that there is nothing in it to (..)
    2014 The Lego Movie