ephemeral
11ephemeral — [[t]ɪfe̱mərəl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as ephemeral, you mean that it lasts only for a very short time. [FORMAL] He talked about the country s ephemeral unity being shattered by the defeat... These paintings are in some ways a… …
12ephemeral — ephemerally, adv. ephemeralness, n. /i fem euhr euhl/, adj. 1. lasting a very short time; short lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood. 2. lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower. n. 3. anything short lived, as certain insects. [1570 …
13ephemeral — [16] Ephemeral, now used fairly loosely for ‘transitory’, originally meant specifically ‘lasting only one day’. It comes from Greek ephémeros, a compound formed from the prefix epí ‘on’ and hēmérā ‘day’. The Greeks named the mayfly ephémeron,… …
14ephemeral — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. short lived, fugitive, transient, transitory, fleeting, evanescent, momentary. See transientness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. transient, evanescent, fleeting; see evanescent , temporary . See… …
15ephemeral — e|phem|e|ral [ıˈfemərəl] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Greek; Origin: ephemeros lasting a day , from hemera day ] existing or popular for only a short time ▪ Fashion is by nature ephemeral …
16ephemeral — e|phem|er|al [ ı fem(ə)rəl ] adjective lasting for only a short time a. TECHNICAL an ephemeral plant has only a short life …
17ephemeral — adjective popular or important for only a short time: Fashions are by nature fickle and ephemeral. ephemerally adverb …
18ephemeral — adjective last year s ephemeral fashions Syn: transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short lived, momentary, brief, short; temporary, impermanent, short term; fly by night See note at temporary Ant: permanent …
19ephemeral — UK [ɪˈfemərəl] / US [ɪˈfem(ə)rəl] adjective a) lasting for only a short time b) biology an ephemeral plant has only a short life …
20ephemeral — e•phem•er•al [[t]ɪˈfɛm ər əl[/t]] adj. 1) lasting a very short time; short lived; transitory 2) lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower[/ex] 3) anything short lived, as certain insects • Etymology: 1570–80; < Gk ephḗmer(os) short lived,… …
