momentary

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('mən-tĕr'ē) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Lasting for only a moment.
  2. Occurring or present at every moment: in momentary fear of being exposed.
  3. Short-lived or ephemeral, as a life.

[Middle English momentare, from Latin mōmentārius, from mōmentum, moment. See moment.]

momentariness mo'men·tar'i·ness n.

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adj

Definition: brief, fleeting
Antonyms: lasting, lengthy, long-lasting, permanent, staying

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Momentary

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - momentan, momentvis

Nederlands (Dutch)
kortstondig, elk ogenblik

Français (French)
adj. - momentané, passager, rapide

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kurz, vorübergehend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στιγμιαίος, ακαριαίος, προσωρινός

Italiano (Italian)
momentaneo, effimero

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - momentâneo, iminente, pendente

Русский (Russian)
моментальный, кратковременный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - momentáneo, efímero, pasajero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ett ögonblicks, kortvarig, ständig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
瞬间的, 刹那间的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 瞬間的, 剎那間的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 순간적인, 계속

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 瞬時の, つかの間の, 時々刻々の, 今にも起こりそうな, 瞬間の, はかない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) آني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רגעי, חולף, עשוי לקרות בכל רגע, קורה בכל רגע, מתמיד‬


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