March 04, 2027

Fugacious

adjective

Definition

Fleeting; tending to disappear. Fugacious pleasures are the most intensely felt precisely because they vanish so quickly.

Example Sentence

“Happiness, he believed, was by nature fugacious and could only be held for a moment before moving on.”

Etymology

From Latin fugax (fleeting), from fugere (to flee).

Scrabble Score

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FUGACIOUS scores 15 points in Scrabble.

Synonyms & Related Words

fleeting transient ephemeral short-lived

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