Dictionary.com

fugacious

[ fyoo-gey-shuhs ]
/ fyuˈgeɪ ʃəs /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR fugacious ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
Botany. falling or fading early.

QUIZZES

BEAT THE DOLDRUMS WITH THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

We know you’ll tackle this quiz totis viribus! See how many words from the week of Oct 12–18, 2020 you get right!
Question 1 of 7
What does “Indigenous” mean?
characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.
carried on abroad, or with other countries.
relating to or being a people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region, or are their descendants.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of fugacious

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

OTHER WORDS FROM fugacious

fu·ga·cious·ly, adverbfu·ga·cious·ness, fu·gac·i·ty [fyoo-gas-i-tee], /fyuˈgæs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby fugacious

Fuentes, Carlos, Fuertes, Fuerteventura, fufu, fug, fugacious, fugacity, fugal, Fugard, fugato, -fuge
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to fugacious

brief, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, impermanent, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transient

Example sentences from the Web for fugacious

British Dictionary definitions for fugacious

fugacious
/ (fjuːˈɡeɪʃəs) /

adjective

passing quickly away; transitory; fleeting
botany lasting for only a short timefugacious petals

Derived forms of fugacious

fugaciously, adverbfugaciousness, noun

Word Origin for fugacious

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