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View synonyms for fugacious

fugacious

[ fyoo-gey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.

  2. Botany. falling or fading early.


fugacious

/ fjuːˈɡeɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. passing quickly away; transitory; fleeting
  2. botany lasting for only a short time

    fugacious petals

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • fuˈgaciousness, noun
  • fuˈgaciously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • fu·gacious·ly adverb
  • fu·gacious·ness fu·gac·i·ty [fyoo-, gas, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fugacious1

1625–35; < Latin fugāci- (stem of fugāx apt to flee, fleet, derivative of fugere to flee + -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fugacious1

C17: from Latin fugax inclined to flee, swift, from fugere to flee; see fugitive
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Example Sentences

By means of careful work, Grafe came closer to ascertaining the origin of the fugacious aromatic materials.

Stamens 4, or rarely 2, in all or some flowers with long and weak exserted filaments, and fugacious 2-celled anthers.

There is no volva, but there is a ring which is sometimes persistent, friable, and fugacious.

The wealth acquired by speculation and plunder, is fugacious in its nature, and fills society with the spirit of gambling.

The shortness of the twilight frequently leaves the fugacious planet, Mercury, so seldom seen at the north, in distinct view.

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