"fugacious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /fjuːˈɡeɪ.ʃəs/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fugacious.wav Forms: more fugacious [comparative], most fugacious [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fugācius, comparative of fugāciter (“evasively, fleetingly”), from fugāx (“transitory, fleeting”), from fugiō (“I flee”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|fugācius}} Latin fugācius Head templates: {{en-adj}} fugacious (comparative more fugacious, superlative most fugacious)
  1. Fleeting, fading quickly, transient. Derived forms: fugaciously, fugaciousness Related terms: fugacity, fugitive, fugue Translations (Fleeting, fading quickly, transient): վաղանցիկ (vaġancʻik) (Armenian), կարճատեւ (karčatew) (Armenian), անցողիկ (ancʻoġik) (Armenian), мимолетен (mimoleten) (Bulgarian), краткотраен (kratkotraen) (Bulgarian), 易逃逸的 (yìtáoyì de) (Chinese Mandarin), 難捕捉的 (Chinese Mandarin), 难捕捉的 (nánbǔzhuō de) (Chinese Mandarin), 無常的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无常的 (wúcháng de) (Chinese Mandarin), vluchtig (Dutch), vlietend (Dutch), katoavainen (Finnish), flüchtig (German), 早く散る (hayaku chiru) (Japanese), 儚い (hakanai) (Japanese), fugaz (Portuguese), trecător [masculine] (Romanian), efemer [masculine] (Romanian), care zboară (Romanian), мимолётный (mimoljótnyj) (Russian), скороте́чный (skorotéčnyj) [masculine] (Russian), fugaz (Spanish), flyktig (Swedish), förgänglig (Swedish)
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