a. | 1. | Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile. |
2. | (Biol.) Fleeting; lasting but a short time; - applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual. |
Adj. | 1. | fugacious - enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" |