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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary: "the disorder of his life: the succession of cities, of transitory loves” ( Carson McCullers).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Lasting only a short time; temporary.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Passing without continuing; lasting only a short time; unstable and fleeting; speedily vanishing.
  • Occurring or done in passing; cursory.
  • Synonyms Fleeting, etc. (see transient), temporary, evanescent, ephemeral, momentary, short-lived.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lasting a very short time
  • Equivalent
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    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    short-lived    transient    brief    fleeting    evanescent    ephemeral   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fleeting    ephemeral    perishable    momentary    earthly    illusory    short-lived    trivial    incidental    temporary