fleeting
Lasting only a very short time.
fleeting in a sentence
- She caught a fleeting glimpse of the shooting star before it vanished into the dark.
- The sun made only a fleeting appearance before the clouds swallowed it up again.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to fleeting?
- Aendless
- Bbrief
- Clasting
- Dpermanent
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B: brief. The other three mean the opposite of fleeting.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to fleeting?
- Aquick
- Bbrief
- Clasting
- Dshort
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C: lasting. The other three mean nearly the same as fleeting.
Words that mean something similar
brief, short, quick
Words that mean the opposite
lasting, endless, permanent
More words about time & change
- frequent: Happening often.
- imminent: About to happen very soon.
- inaugural: Marking the start of something important, or being the very first of its kind.
- inaugurate: To open or start something officially with a ceremony.
- incessant: Never stopping.
- inevitable: Certain to happen and impossible to avoid.
- keepsake: A small object you keep to remember a person or a special time.
- lapse: A short slip or failure, or a period of time passing.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test