transitory

tran·si·to·ry

 (trăn′sĭ-tôr′ē, trăn′zĭ-)

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 trānsitōrius, from Latin, having a passageway, from trānsitus, passage; see transit.]

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tran′si·to′ri·ly adv.

tran′si·to′ri·ness n.

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transitory

(ˈtrænsɪtərɪ; -trɪ)

adj

of short duration; transient or ephemeral

[C14: from Church Latin transitōrius passing, from Latin transitus a crossing over; see transient]

ˈtransitorily adv

ˈtransitoriness n

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tran•si•to•ry

(ˈtræn sɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -zɪ-)

adj.

1. not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal.

2. lasting only a short time; brief; short-lived; temporary.

[1325–75; Middle English transitoire < Middle French < Late Latin trānsitōrius fleeting; see transit, -tory¹]

tran`si•to′ri•ly (-ˈtɔr ə li, -ˈtoʊr-) adv.

tran′si•to`ri•ness, n.

syn: See temporary.

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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

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transitory

adjective

Lasting or existing only for a short time:

ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transient.

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Translations

transitorisch

transitorio

transitorio

transitory

[ˈtrænzɪtərɪ] ADJ → transitorio

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transitory

[ˈtrænsət^əri] adj → transitoireTransit van® n (British) → camionnette f

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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

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transitory

[ˈtrænzɪt/ərɪ] adj → transitorio/a

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transitory

a. transitorio-a, pasajero-a.

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