fugacious

[ fyoo-gey-shuh s ]
/ fyuˈgeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
Botany. falling or fading early.

Origin of fugacious

1625–35; < Latin fugāci- (stem of fugāx apt to flee, fleet, derivative of fugere to flee + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM fugacious

fu·ga·cious·ly, adverb fu·ga·cious·ness, fu·gac·i·ty [fyoo-gas-i-tee] /fyuˈgæs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby fugacious

fuentes, carlos, fuertes, fuerteventura, fufu, fug, fugacious, fugacity, fugal, fugard, fugato, fuggedaboutit

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British Dictionary definitions for fugacity (1 of 2)

fugacity
/ (fjuːˈɡæsɪtɪ) /

noun

Also called: escaping tendency thermodynamics a property of a gas, related to its partial pressure, that expresses its tendency to escape or expand, given by d(log e f) = dμ/ RT, where μ is the chemical potential, R the gas constant, and T the thermodynamic temperature Symbol: f
the state or quality of being fugacious

British Dictionary definitions for fugacity (2 of 2)

fugacious
/ (fjuːˈɡeɪʃəs) /

adjective

passing quickly away; transitory; fleeting
botany lasting for only a short time fugacious petals

Derived forms of fugacious

fugaciously, adverb fugaciousness, noun

Word Origin for fugacious

C17: from Latin fugax inclined to flee, swift, from fugere to flee; see fugitive

Medical definitions for fugacity

fugacity
[ fyōō-găs′ĭ-tē ]

n.

A measure of the tendency of a substance, often a fluid, to move from one phase to another or from one site to another.