momentary

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: mo=men=tar=y
• COUNT in NET: 1 in 1 verses (in NT : 1 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

momentary, a. [L. momentarius. See Moment.].

 Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang.  [1913 Webster]
"This momentary joy breeds months of pain."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

momentary, adj.
1 lasting only a moment.
2 short-lived; transitory.

Derivative

momentariness n.

Etymology

L momentarius (as MOMENT)

THESAURUS

momentary

annual, biannual, biennial, bimonthly, biweekly, brief, brittle, capricious, catamenial, centenary, centennial, changeable, corruptible, daily, decennial, deciduous, diurnal, dying, ephemeral, evanescent, fading, fickle, fleeting, flitting, fly-by-night, flying, fortnightly, fragile, frail, fugacious, fugitive, hasty, hebdomadal, hourly, immediate, impermanent, impetuous, impulsive, inconstant, instant, instantaneous, insubstantial, lightning-like, menstrual, momentaneous, momently, monthly, mortal, mutable, nondurable, nonpermanent, passing, perishable, presto, quarterly, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, quotidian, secular, semestral, semiannual, semimonthly, semiweekly, semiyearly, short, short-lived, temporal, temporary, tertian, transient, transitive, transitory, triennial, undurable, unenduring, unstable, volatile, weekly, yearly

ROGET THESAURUS

momentary

Transientness

N transience, transientness, evanescence, impermanence, fugacity, caducity, mortality, span, nine days' wonder, bubble, Mayfly, spurt, flash in the pan, temporary arrangement, interregnum, velocity, suddenness, changeableness, transient, transient boarder, transient guest, transient, transitory, transitive, passing, evanescent, fleeting, cursory, short-lived, ephemeral, flying, fugacious, fugitive, shifting, slippery, spasmodic, instantaneous, momentaneous, temporal, temporary, provisional, provisory, deciduous, perishable, mortal, precarious, unstable, insecure, impermanent, brief, quick, brisk, extemporaneous, summary, pressed for time, sudden, momentary, temporarily, pro tempore, for the moment, for a time, awhile, en passant, in transitu, in a short time, soon, briefly, at short notice, on the point of, on the eve of, in articulo, between cup and lip, one's days are numbered, the time is up, here today and gone tomorrow, non semper erit aestas, eheu! fugaces labuntur anni, sic transit gloria mundi, a schoolboy's tale, the wonder of the hour!, dum loquimur fugerit invidia aetas, fugit hora, all that is transitory is but an illusion.

Instantaneity

N instantaneity, instantaneousness, immediacy, suddenness, abruptness, moment, instant, second, minute, twinkling, trice, flash, breath, crack, jiffy, coup, burst, flash of lightning, stroke of time, epoch, time, time of day, time of night, hour, minute, very minute, very time, very hour, present time, right time, true time, exact correct time, instantaneous, momentary, sudden, immediate, instant, abrupt, discontinuous, precipitous, precipitant, precipitate, subitaneous, hasty, quick as thought, quick as lightning, quick as a flash, rapid as electricity, speedy, quick, fast, fleet, swift, lively, blitz, rapid (velocity), instantaneously, in no time, in less than no time, presto, subito, instanter, suddenly, at a stroke, like a shot, in a moment, in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in one's tracks, right away, toute a l'heure, at one jump, in the same breath, per saltum, uno saltu, at once, all at once, plump, slap, at one fell swoop, at the same instant, immediately, extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the moment, no sooner said than done, just then, slap-dash, touch and go, no sooner said than done.