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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kshanik shauk
"यह नया व्यायाम सिर्फ एक क्षणिक शौक साबित हुआ।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An intense, widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived and without lasting significance.
"Cryptocurrency investment was dismissed by some financial experts as a mere passing fad." - 2
A temporary fashion, style, or interest that enjoys brief popularity before being forgotten.
"The novelty diet proved to be just a passing fad that people abandoned within months."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the present participle of 'pass', originating from Old French 'passer' (derived from Late Latin 'passare'), and 'fad', a 19th-century colloquialism of uncertain origin possibly related to 'fidge' (to fidget) or a shortening of 'fard'. First appearing together in the late 19th century, 'passing fad' solidified as an idiom describing temporary cultural phenomena that quickly vanish.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Passing fad"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Passing fad" is said worldwide
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effet de mode
Transliteration: /e.fɛ də mɔd/
"Ce régime ne sera qu'un effet de mode."
vorübergehende Modeerscheinung
Transliteration: /fɔɐ̯ˈyːbɐˌɡeːəndə ˈmoːdəʔɛɐ̯ˌʃaɪnʊŋ/
"Das ist nur eine vorübergehende Modeerscheinung."
moda passeggera
Transliteration: /ˈmɔ.da pas.sedˈdʒɛ.ra/
"Molti credono che sia solo una moda passeggera."
moda pasajera
Transliteration: /ˈmo.ða pa.saˈxe.ɾa/
"Muchos piensan que las criptomonedas son una moda pasajera."
modismo
Transliteration: /moˈdiz.mu/
"Essa tecnologia pode ser apenas um modismo."
क्षणिक शौक
Transliteration: kshanik shauk
"यह नया व्यायाम सिर्फ एक क्षणिक शौक साबित हुआ।"
一时风尚
Transliteration: yīshí fēngshàng
"很多人认为这只是一时风尚。"
일시적인 유행
Transliteration: ilsijeogin yuhaeng
"그 제품은 단순한 일시적인 유행에 불과하다."
一過性の流行
Transliteration: ikkasei no ryuukou
"その新しいダイエットは一過性の流行に過ぎない。"
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