- passing (Adj.)
- germ. hruzi-; laihwnja-; reuri-; skreupa-
Neuenglisch-germanisches Wörterbuch. Gerhard Köbler. 2010.
passing (Adj.)
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passing# — passing n *death, decease, demise passing adj *transient, transitory, ephemeral, momentary, fugitive, fleeting, evanescent, short lived … New Dictionary of Synonyms
passing — [adj] brief, casual cursory, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, glancing, hasty, impermanent, momentary, quick, shallow, short, short lived, slight, superficial, temporary, transient, transitory; concepts 551,798 Ant. lasting,… … New thesaurus
passing — adj. & n. adj. 1 in senses of PASS v. 2 transient, fleeting (a passing glance). 3 cursory, incidental (a passing reference). n. 1 in senses of PASS v. 2 euphem. the death of a person (mourned his passing). Phrases and idioms: passing note Mus. a… … Useful english dictionary
passing — [pas′iŋ] adj. [ME] 1. going by, beyond, past, over, or through 2. lasting only a short time; short lived; fleeting; momentary 3. casual; cursory; incidental [a passing remark] 4. satisfying given requirements or standards [a passing grade] 5 … English World dictionary
passing — adj 1. elapsing, lapsing, expiring, departing, dying; dwindling, disappearing, fading, evaporating, fading away; slipping away, flitting, streaming, gliding by, going by, running its course, becoming a thing of the past, running out; proceeding,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
passing — [[t]pɑ͟ːsɪŋ, pæ̱s [/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously. Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad... He had never taken more … English dictionary
passing — pass|ing1 [ˈpa:sıŋ US ˈpæ ] n [U] 1.) the passing of time/the years the process of time going by ▪ Most of the old traditions have died out with the passing of time. ▪ The passing of the years had done nothing to improve his temper. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
passing — passingly, adv. passingness, n. /pas ing, pah sing/, adj. 1. going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day. 2. brief, fleeting, or fortuitous; transitory: to take a passing fancy to something. 3. done, given, etc., in… … Universalium
passing — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ untimely VERB + PASSING ▪ lament, mourn ▪ Few will mourn his passing. ▪ mark … Collocations dictionary
passing — [ˈpɑːsɪŋ] adj I 1) moving past He was found by a passing motorist.[/ex] 2) lasting only a short time, and usually not very important or serious a passing craze/fashion[/ex] II noun [U] passing [ˈpɑːsɪŋ] the process by which time passes Even with… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
passing — pass•ing [[t]ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) going past; elapsing: each passing day[/ex] 2) brief; fleeting: a passing fancy[/ex] 3) superficial; cursory: a passing mention[/ex] 4) indicating satisfactory performance, as in a test: a passing… … From formal English to slang
