English → Latin
“fleeting” in Latin
fugāxswift; flying swiftly; fleeting, transitoryvēlōxswift, quick, fleet, rapid, speedyflū̆xusa flowing, flow, flux; emission (of semen)cadūcusThat falls or has fallen, falling, collapsing, tottering, drooping.; That easily falls, inclined to fall; Devoted to deavolucerwinged; flying; able to flyfortūnafortune, luck; good fortune; misfortune (depending on context); destiny, fatespēshope (belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen); expectation, anticipation; apprehensioncōgitātiōthinking, meditation, reflection; thought; reasoning
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fleeting
fugax (whatever passes by quickly): velox (quick on one’s feet): fluxus: caducus (quickly vanishing, transient): volucer (inconstant, not lasting, e.g., fortuna, spes, cogitatio).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fleeting?
- The usual Latin words for “fleeting” are fugāx, vēlōx, flū̆xus; also cadūcus, volucer, fortūna. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.