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momentary

[ moh-muh n-ter-ee ]
/ ˈmoʊ mənˌtɛr i /
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adjective

lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
that might occur at any moment; ever impending: to live in fear of momentary annihilation.
effective or recurring at every moment; constant.

Words related to momentary

short-lived, temporary, transitory, cursory, ephemeral, evanescent, flitting, flying, fugitive, hasty, impermanent, impulsive, instantaneous, passing, quick, short, spasmodic, summary, transient, volatile

Words nearby momentary

moment, moment of inertia, moment of sail, moment of truth, momentarily, momentary, momently, momento, momentous, momentum, momism

Origin of momentary

1425–75; late Middle English momentare < Latin mōmentārius. See moment, -ary

OTHER WORDS FROM momentary

mo·men·tar·i·ness, nounin·ter·mo·men·tar·y, adjectivenon·mo·men·tar·i·ness, nounnon·mo·men·tar·y, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for momentary

momentary
/ (ˈməʊməntərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

lasting for only a moment; temporary

Derived forms of momentary

momentariness, noun
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