Similar words
kurz
Flüchtig is fleeting or cursory, implying something passed too quickly to notice properly; kurz is simply short/brief, with no implication of missing something.
Similar in other languages
English
short
Close — fleeting relates to short (brief).
Practice
1 What does flüchtig mean?
fond of children
fleeting
different
frozen through
fleeting; cursory
2 Fill the gap: Ich habe den Text nur ___ gelesen.
heiser
überzeugend
flüchtig
Full sentence: Ich habe den Text nur flüchtig gelesen. (I only skimmed the text.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches flüchtig?
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Core
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Positive
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: positive.
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
flüchtig: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.