momentaneous

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adjective

Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that takes place at a specific point in time.

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fleetingfugitivemomentaryshort
OriginLatin mōmentāneus →
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Meanings

adjectivemomentaneous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarOf or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that takes place at a specific point in time.
  2. archaicnot comparablemomentary

    Lightning is a great flame, very bright, extending every way to a great distance, suddenly darting upwards, there ending, so that it is only momentaneous.

    1827, John Claridge, The Shepherd of Banbury's Rules to Judge of the Changes of the Weather, Grounded on Forty Years' Experience

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelasting for a markedly brief time

Similar
fleetingfugitivemomentaryshort
Also see
fleetingfugitivemomentaryshort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmōmentāneus
  2. Englishmomentaneous

From Latin mōmentāneus. Compare French momentané. Doublet of momentane.

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Translations

Spanish momentáneo
  • momentáneomomentary
Cite this entry
APA

momentaneous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momentaneous

MLA

“momentaneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momentaneous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “momentaneous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momentaneous.

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