transitory

tran·si·to·ry  (trns-tôr, -tr, 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).

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[Middle English transitorie, from Old French transitoire, from Late Latin trnsitrius, from Latin, having a passageway, from trnsitus, passage; see transit.]

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transi·tori·ly adv.

transi·tori·ness n.

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transitory [ˈtrænsɪtərɪ -trɪ]

adj

of short duration; transient or ephemeral

[from Church Latin transitōrius passing, from Latin transitus a crossing over; see transient]

transitorily  adv

transitoriness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

transitory - 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" ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, 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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transitory

adjective short-lived, short, passing, brief, short-term, temporary, fleeting, transient, flying, momentary, ephemeral, evanescent, impermanent, here today and gone tomorrow, fugacious Most teenage romances are transitory.
lasting, long-term, permanent, enduring, persistent, eternal, abiding, perpetual, long-lived, everlasting, undying

Translations

transitory [ˈtrænzɪtərɪ] ADJ → transitorio

transitory [ˈtrænsət^əri] adj → transitoire
Transit van® n (British) → camionnette f

transitory

adj life → kurz; grief, joy → kurzlebig, vergänglich, vorübergehend; interest → kurzlebig, flüchtig; transitory period → Übergangsperiode f; the transitory nature of something → die Kurzlebigkeit von etw

transitory [ˈtrænzɪt/ərɪ] adj → transitorio/a