momentary

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And with what flaming thirst for life, not to be satiated by aught; with what longing for the momentary--transient like unto a dream--joy and beauty of being; with what horror before the eternal silence of death, sounded the ancient refrain of John Damascene Then a brief requiem at the grave, the dull thud of the earth against the lid of the coffin ... a small fresh hillock And here's the end!"

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  1. adjective Lasting for only a moment.
  2. adjective Occurring or present at every moment: in momentary fear of being exposed.
  3. adjective Short-lived or ephemeral, as a life.

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  • And with what flaming thirst for life, not to be satiated by aught; with what longing for the momentary--transient like unto a dream--joy and beauty of being; with what horror before the eternal silence of death, sounded the ancient refrain of John Damascene Then a brief requiem at the grave, the dull thud of the earth against the lid of the coffin ... a small fresh hillock And here's the end!" —  Yama: the pit
  • It was but momentary, and could hardly have accounted in itself for the way my heart beat. —  The Lady of the Shroud
  • But the change was but momentary, and he was soon again the stem and determined self-accuser. —  The Golden Slipper : and other problems for Violet Strange
  • Hopalong's surprise was but momentary, and his mind raced back over the years. —  Bar-20 Days
  • Lynde's constraint was only momentary, and the others had experienced none. —  The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English momentare, from Latin mōmentārius, from mōmentum, moment; see moment.

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  1. from Late Latin momentarius, of a moment, brief, from Latin momentum, a moment: see moment.
 

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