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fleetingness

/ˈfɫitɪŋnəs/ noun

The quality of being fleeting.

Word Origin Fleetingness comes from fleet, which as an adjective means 'swift, passing quickly' — from Old English flēotan 'to float, flow.' The idea is that something fleeting flows past like water. The suffix -ing makes it a present participle adjective, and -ness turns it into a noun: the quality of being fleeting. The same root gives us float and flood (a flowing of water). So fleetingness is the ephemeral, flowing quality of time.

noun The quality of being fleeting. countable

The fleetingness of the sunset reminded her to cherish every moment.

(名词) 短暂性；短暂；转瞬即逝；昙花一现

日落的短暂让她懂得珍惜每一刻。

(sustantivo) fugacidad; transitoriedad; brevedad; lo efímero [La cualidad de ser fugaz; fugacidad.]

La fugacidad del atardecer le recordó que debía apreciar cada momento.

(nom) fugacité; caractère éphémère; brièveté; éphémérité [Caractère de ce qui est fugace et ne dure qu'un instant.]

La fleetingness du coucher de soleil lui rappela qu'il faut chérir chaque moment.

(Substantiv) Vergänglichkeit; Flüchtigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, nur von kurzer Dauer zu sein; Vergänglichkeit.]

Die **fleetingness** des Sonnenuntergangs erinnerte sie daran, jeden Moment zu schätzen.

(名詞) 儚く短い性質や状態。一瞬で消えてしまうこと。

夕日の儚さが、彼女に一瞬一瞬を大切にすることを思い出させた。

(substantivo) fugacidade; efemeridade; brevidade [A qualidade de ser passageiro ou fugaz.]

O caráter fugaz do pôr do sol a lembrou de valorizar cada momento.

Synonyms: transience brevity ephemerality transitoriness impermanence Antonyms: permanence durability longevity endurance
Word parts: fleet + ing + ness

Related words

fleeting fleetness fleetingly

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