fleetingness

fleetingness — noun

1. the fact that something exists or can be experienced for only a very limited tim

1.名詞C1
釋義

the fact that something exists or can be experienced for only a very limited time before it disappears or changes.

例句

The fleetingness of the cherry blossoms made their beauty even more precious to Theo.

fleetingness + of + concrete noun phrase as subject

Maya reflected on the fleetingness of joy after her grandmother passed away.

reflect on + fleetingness + of + [abstract noun]

同義詞
  • transience

    more formal; often used in philosophical or poetic contexts

  • impermanence

    strong Buddhist and meditative associations; implies that nothing lasts forever

  • brevity

    more neutral and general; focuses on short duration without emotional weight

  • ephemerality

    very formal and literary; suggests something that lasts only a day or a very short time

反義詞
  • permanence

    the state of lasting forever or for a very long time

  • durability

    physical lastingness rather than temporal; often used for objects

文法句型

fleetingness + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Usually followed by an 'of'-phrase specifying what is short-lived. Most common in reflective, literary, or philosophical writing rather than everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌I cried because of the fleetingness life.
✅I cried because of the fleetingness of life.
💡'fleetingness' always requires 'of' before the thing that is short-lived.
❌The fleetingness of summer is a fleetingness thing.
✅The fleetingness of summer is a sad thing.
💡do not reuse the same adjective 'fleeting' inside a sentence about 'fleetingness'.