PASSING
adjective
Definitions
- 1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing.
- 2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. Chaucer. "Her passing deformity." Shak. Passing note (Mus.), a character including a passing tone. -- Passing tone (Mus.), a tone introduced between two other tones, on an unaccented portion of a measure, for the sake of smoother melody, but forming no essential part of the harmony.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
PASSING
(adverb)
Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange. "You apprehend passing shrewdly." Shak.
PASSING
(noun)
The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away. Passing bell, a tolling of a bell to announce that a soul is passing, or has p...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
