tran·si·to·ry (tr n s -tôr  , -t r, trnz-)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). [Middle English transitorie, from Old French transitoire, from Late Latin tr  nsitrius, from Latin, having a passageway, from trnsitus, passage; see transit.]tran si·tori·ly adv.tran si·tori·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  transitoriness - an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dyingimpermanence, impermanency - the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations fugaciousness, fugacity - the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) |
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