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Definitions for Fugitive

[1] a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
[2] having taken flight, or run away: a fugitive slave.
[3] fleeting; transitory; elusive: fugitive thoughts that could not be formulated.
[4] Fine Arts . changing color as a result of exposure to light and chemical substances present in the atmosphere, in other pigments, or in the medium.
[5] dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral: fugitive essays.
[6] wandering, roving, or vagabond: a fugitive carnival.
[7] a person who flees
[8] a thing that is elusive or fleeting
[9] fleeing, esp from arrest or pursuit
[10] not permanent; fleeting; transient
[11] moving or roving about

Words related to Fugitive

wanted, elusive, deserter, refugee, outcast, escapee, exile, recluse, outlaw, short, temporary, flying, ephemeral, brief, volatile, passing, criminal, wandering, stray, fly-by-night

Words nearby Fugitive

fugard, fugato, fuggedaboutit, fugger, fugio, fugitive, fugitive slave act, fugitometer, fugle, fugleman, fugly

Origin of Fugitive

1350–1400; < Latin fugitīvus fleeing, equivalent to fugit(us ) (past participle of fugere to flee) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English fugitif < Old French

Other words from Fugitive

fu·gi·tive·ly , adverb
fu·gi·tive·ness , fu·gi·tiv·i·ty , noun
non·fu·gi·tive , adjective, noun
non·fu·gi·tive·ly , adverb
non·fu·gi·tive·ness , noun
un·fu·gi·tive , adjective
un·fu·gi·tive·ly , adverb

Word origin for Fugitive

C14: from Latin fugitīvus fleeing away, from fugere to take flight, run away

Synonyms for Fugitive

elusive, wanted, brief, criminal, ephemeral, flying, passing, short, temporary, volatile, wandering, avoiding, errant, erratic, escaping, evading, evanescent, fleeting, flitting, fugacious, hot, impermanent, lamster, momentary, moving, on the lam, planetary, running away, short-lived, transitory, unstable