momental

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adjective

Lasting only for a moment; brief.

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Meanings

adjectivemomental (comparative more momental, superlative most momental)

comparative more momental · superlative most momental

  1. obsoleteLasting only for a moment; brief.

    Not one momentall minute doth ſhe ſwerue, […]

    1606, N[athaniel] B[axter], Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia, That Is, Endimions Song and Tragedie, Containing All Philosophie, London: […] Ed. Allde, for Edward White, […], →OCLC, signature D, recto
    1 more example

    Self-immolation was momental suffering but widowhood was a lifelong

    1994, Sandhya, Widowhood: A Socio-psychiatric Study
  2. obsoleteimportant; momentous
  3. obsoleteengineeringOf or relating to moment or momentum.

    momental ellipsoid

    1877, Edward John Routh, An Elementary Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid Bodies

Origin

From moment + -al. Compare Old French momental.

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APA

momental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momental

MLA

“momental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momental. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “momental,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momental.

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