Temporary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.
  • n. Informal One that serves for a limited time: an office staffed by temporaries.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. For a limited time, ephemeral, not constant; transient
  • n. One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent.
  • Contemporary; of the period.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
  • adj. lacking continuity or regularity
  • adj. not permanent; not lasting
  • Equivalent
    part-time    evanescent    pro tem    ephemeral    transient    makeshift    interim    episodic    shipboard    fly-by-night   
    Antonym
    eternal    lasting    permanent   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    worker   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    temporal    momentary    short-lived    momently    flashing    interimistic    ephemeral    temp   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    permanent    actual    immediate    additional