Momentary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lasting for a markedly brief time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈoʊməntˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈəʊməntəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈəʊməntəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /mˈoʊməntˌɛɹi/.

Examples

a fleeting glance
fugitive hours
rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

momentaneous fugitive fleeting

Parts of Speech

adjective

lasting for a markedly brief time

“a fleeting glance”

Word Forms

fleetingness	noun	the property of lasting for a very short time
moment	noun	an indefinitely short time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

momentan

von ausgesprochen kurzer Dauer

🇫🇷French

momentané

qui dure une période nettement brève

🇪🇸Spanish

momentáneo

que dura un tiempo marcadamente breve

🇮🇹Italian

momentaneo

durare per un tempo decisamente breve

🇳🇱Dutch

kortstondig

die opvallend kort duurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

momentâneo

durando por um tempo marcadamente breve

🇷🇺Russian

мгновенный

продолжающийся в течение заметно короткого времени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्षणिक

बहुत ही कम समय तक चलने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষণস্থায়ী

একটি উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে সংক্ষিপ্ত সময়ের জন্য স্থায়ী

🇮🇳Tamil

தற்காலிகமானது

குறிப்பிடத்தக்க குறுகிய காலத்திற்கு நீடிக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షణికమైన

చెప్పుకోదగ్గ క్లుప్త కాలం పాటు కొనసాగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षणिक

अगदी थोड्या काळासाठी टिकणारे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્ષણિક

નોંધપાત્ર રીતે ટૂંકા સમય માટે ટકી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷಣಿಕ

ಗಮನಾರ್ಹವಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಪಾವಧಿಯವರೆಗೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷണികമായ

വളരെ ചുരുങ്ങിയ സമയത്തേക്ക് നീണ്ടുനിൽക്കും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਲ-ਪਲ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਸਥਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لمحاتی

واضح طور پر مختصر وقت کے لئے پائیدار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瞬间

持续时间明显较短

🇯🇵Japanese

瞬間的な

著しく短い時間持続する

🇰🇷Korean

순간적인

현저히 짧은 시간 동안 지속됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhất thời

kéo dài trong một thời gian ngắn rõ rệt

🇹🇭Thai

ชั่วขณะ

เป็นระยะเวลาอันสั้นอย่างเห็นได้ชัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

sejenak

berlangsung dalam waktu yang sangat singkat

🇵🇭Filipino

panandalian

tumatagal ng kapansin-pansing maikling panahon

🇲🇾Malay

sekejap

bertahan untuk masa yang agak singkat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لحظة

يدوم لفترة وجيزة بشكل ملحوظ

🇮🇷Persian

لحظه ای

مدت زمان مشخصی کوتاه است

🇹🇷Turkish

anlık

oldukça kısa bir süre süren

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִגעִי

נמשך זמן קצר במיוחד

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