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fugacious
(encz) | fugacious, adj: |
Fugacious
(gcide) | Fugacious \Fu*ga"cious\, a. [L. fugax, fugacis, from fugere: cf.
F. fugace. See Fugitive.]
1. Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a
short time; volatile.
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Much of its possessions is so hid, so fugacious, and
of so uncertain purchase. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. (Biol.) Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied
particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as
compared with the life of the individual.
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fugacious
(wn) | fugacious
adj 1: lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of
childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient
beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal";
"fugacious blossoms" [syn: ephemeral, passing,
short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious] |
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fugaciousness
(encz) | fugaciousness, n: |
Fugacious
(gcide) | Fugacious \Fu*ga"cious\, a. [L. fugax, fugacis, from fugere: cf.
F. fugace. See Fugitive.]
1. Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a
short time; volatile.
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Much of its possessions is so hid, so fugacious, and
of so uncertain purchase. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. (Biol.) Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied
particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as
compared with the life of the individual.
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Fugaciousness
(gcide) | Fugaciousness \Fu*ga"cious*ness\, n.
Fugacity. [Obs.]
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fugaciousness
(wn) | fugaciousness
n 1: the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant
parts) [syn: fugacity, fugaciousness] |
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