momentaneous adj 1: 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}]
Momentaneous \Mo`men*ta"ne*ous\, Momentany \Mo"men*ta*ny\, a. [L. momentaneus: cf. F. momentan['e].] Momentary. [Obs.] --Hooker. "Momentany as a sound." --Shak. [1913 Webster]