fuggevole

Italian

Etymology

From fuggire +‎ -evole.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fudˈd͡ʒe.vo.le/
  • Rhymes: -evole
  • Hyphenation: fug‧gé‧vo‧le

Adjective

fuggevole (plural fuggevoli)

  1. fleeting
    • 1853, Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Maria Piave (lyrics and music), “Libiamo ne' lieti calici”, in La traviata:
      Libiamo, libiamo ne' lieti calici che la bellezza infiora; e la fuggevol, fuggevol ora s'inebrii a voluttà. — Let's drink, let's drink from the joyous chalices that beauty blossoms; And may the fleeting moment be elated with voluptuousness.
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