momentary

mo·men·tar·y  (mmn-tr)

adj.

1. Lasting for only a moment.

2. Occurring or present at every moment: in momentary fear of being exposed.

3. Short-lived or ephemeral, as a life.

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[Middle English momentare, from Latin mmentrius, from mmentum, moment; see moment.]

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momen·tari·ness n.

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momentary [ˈməʊməntərɪ -trɪ]

adj

lasting for only a moment; temporary

momentariness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

momentary - lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous short - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"

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momentary

adjective short-lived, short, brief, temporary, passing, quick, fleeting, hasty, transitory a momentary lapse of concentration
lasting, permanent, lengthy, long-lived

Translations

momentary [ˈməʊməntərɪ] ADJ [hesitation, silence, weakness] → momentáneo; [feeling] → pasajero
there was a momentary calm → hubo un momento de calma

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momentary [ˈməʊməntəri] adj → momentané(e)
moment of truth n (= crunch) → moment m de vérité

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momentary

adj → kurz; glimpse also → flüchtig; lapse of memory/concentration → momentan, vorübergehend; a momentary feeling of nausea → eine momentane Übelkeit; there was a momentary silence → einen Augenblick lang herrschte Stille

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momentary [ˈməʊmənt/ərɪ] adj → momentaneo/a, passeggero/a

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momentary → خاطف přechodný momentan momentan στιγμιαίος momentáneo hetkellinen momentané trenutačan momentaneo 瞬間の 순간의 kortstondig kortvarig chwilowy momentâneo моментальный tillfällig ชั่วครู่ bir anlık tạm thời 瞬间的