Ephemeral

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Lasting for a markedly brief time: "There remain some truths too ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a court transcript” ( Irving R. Kaufman).
  • adj. Living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do.
  • n. A markedly short-lived thing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Something which lasts for a short period of time.
  • adj. Lasting for a short period of time.
  • adj. Existing for only one day, as with some flowers, insects, and diseases.
  • adj. Usually dry, but filling with water for brief periods during and after precipitation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal.
  • adj. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only.
  • n. Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In zoology, lasting but one day; ephemeric; ephemerous.
  • Hence Existing or continuing for a very short time only; short-lived; transitory.
  • Also, rarely, ephemeric.
  • Synonyms Transient, fleeting, evanescent.
  • n. Anything which lasts or lives but for a day or for a very short time, as certain insects.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
  • adj. lasting a very short time
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    eternal    lasting    long-lived   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    insect   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    diurnal    short-lived    fugitive    occasional    mushroom    fungous   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    femoral   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts