momentary
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4.8
- adjective
- /ˈmoʊməntɛri/
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momentáneo
- For a split second, two running figures pass and cross, leaving a momentary clear line to Portman.
- momentary lapse of attention
- a momentary lapse
- momentary confusion
So yes, this is momentary and it it comes and goes.
- So yes, this is momentary and it it comes and goes.
- So from a purely objective statistical fact perspective about momentary happiness, children ruin it.
- So the people that are willing to make that momentary sacrifice for that long term gain is.
- That's meaning Daniel Gilbert's definition is momentary happiness.
- And that is where it's not just the momentary feeling, but it's more your stance toward things.
- So for that momentary pleasure, it's like, well, is it worth it?
- All right, So understanding that her being emotional is a momentary thing.
- And nobody says shit, OK, It's just a momentary lapse of insanity.
- Do you do you think we're at A at a dangerous moment or is this just a kind of momentary, you know, gas bubble that will pass?
- So they are just every bit as bad as all of the people they criticized when they had that momentary moral clarity.
- They just want the narcissistic person to know, hey, I want you to know that I see you and have that momentary satisfaction of calling them out.
Examples
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His momentary hesitation cost him the chance to speak up during the meeting.
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"Through all my days I have never known more than momentary boredom," he once told me.
Academic text (1995) -
So for that momentary pleasure, it's like, well, is it worth it?
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'Cause I did have this momentary little doubt.
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Are you sure that it was all about a momentary comfort?
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A momentary lapse in judgment.
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A momentary loss of muscular coordination.
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The effect is one of a momentary glimmer of hope followed by negative predictions.
Academic text (1994) -
I remember him as if in a momentary flash: in mid-step, on the stairs, turning.
Fiction book (1993) -
Perhaps it's a momentary relief from the existential terrors of existence.
Synonyms
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3.0
Lasting for a short time and not permanent
66
6.3
Lasting only a short time
49
3.9
Lasting only for a short time
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7.0
Lasting only a short time and not permanent
23
7.4
Lasting only a short time and ending quickly
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8.6
Lasting only a very short time
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6.8
Lasting only a short time
Lasting for a very short time
Present for only a short time
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Momentary comes from the word moment, which originally meant a small 'movement' or a very short time. So, momentary means 'lasting for a very short time'.