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e·phem·er·al  (-fmr-l)

adj.

1. 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).

2. Living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do.

n.

A markedly short-lived thing.

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[From Greek ephmeros : ep-, epi-, epi- + hmer, day.]

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e·phemer·ali·ty, e·phemer·al·ness n.

e·phemer·al·ly adv.

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ephemeral

Adjective

lasting only for a short time [Greek hēmera day]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ephemeral - anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form ephemeron insect - small air-breathing arthropod
Adj.	1.	ephemeral - lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" fugacious, passing, short-lived, transitory, transient impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"

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ephemeral

adjective transient, short, passing, brief, temporary, fleeting, short-lived, fugitive, flitting, momentary, transitory, evanescent, impermanent, fugacious << OPPOSITE eternal

Translations

ephemeral [ɪˈfɛmərl] adj → efímero

ephemeral [ɪˈfɛmərl] adj → éphémère

ephemeral [ɪˈfɛmərl] adj → kurzlebig

ephemeral [ɪˈfɛmərəl] adj → effimero/a