'Momentary' definitions:
Definition of 'momentary'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn: fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary]
Definition of 'Momentary'
From: GCIDE
- Momentary \Mo"men*ta*ry\, 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. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'momentary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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