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adjectivelasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood. lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower. nounanything short-lived, as certain insects. Origin of ephemeral1570–80; <Greek ephḗmer(os) short-lived, lasting but a day (ep-ep- + hēmér(a) day + -os adj. suffix) + -al1 SYNONYMS FOR ephemeral1 fleeting, evanescent, transient, momentary, brief. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ephemeral ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR ephemeralSEE ANTONYMS FOR ephemeral ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM ephemerale·phem·er·al·ly, adverbe·phem·er·al·ness, nounnon·e·phem·er·al, adjectivenon·e·phem·er·al·ly, adverb un·e·phem·er·al, adjectiveun·e·phem·er·al·ly, adverb Words nearby ephemeralephebus, ephedra, ephedrine, ephelis, ephemera, ephemeral, ephemerality, ephemerid, ephemeris, ephemeris second, ephemeris time Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ephemeralFollowing an all too predictable cycle of the hyperactive 21st century, focus on the explosion was ephemeral. Deepwater Horizon: Life Drowning in Oil|Samuel Fragoso|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Whatever his approval ratings, the Russian leader knows how ephemeral they can be. Putin’s Patriotism is Phony, His Desperation is Real|Andrew Nagorski|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Most news articles were just as ephemeral, but it has become harder to pretend. Richard Ben Cramer Dies at 62|Justin Green|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST It may all be ephemeral, because most of politics is ephemeral, a cynical means to the end of getting elected. Buzz Bissinger: Why I’m Voting for Mitt Romney|Buzz Bissinger|October 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But as stimulus goes, the I-stimulus strikes me as a pretty narcissistic and ephemeral one. The Annoying iPhone 5 Frenzy: Don’t Believe the Economic Stimulus Hype|Daniel Gross|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST Luther's opposition to the peasants was his renunciation of the ephemeral favour of the people. History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III|J. H. Merle D'Aubign Its ephemeral nature will soon become plain, for a rest of a few days suffices for its disappearance. Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne We waste our creative energies and our inspired moments upon pursuits so ephemeral that they are forgotten to-morrow. Threads of Grey and Gold|Myrtle Reed For though Barry Lyndon and others have not proved to be ephemeral, it was thus that he regarded them. Thackeray|Anthony Trollope Points of honor are too ephemeral to be debated in courts of justice. By Advice of Counsel|Arthur Train
British Dictionary definitions for ephemeral
adjectivelasting for only a short time; transitory; short-livedephemeral pleasure nouna short-lived organism, such as the mayfly a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year, usually less than six months Derived forms of ephemeralephemerally, adverbephemerality or ephemeralness, nounWord Origin for ephemeralC16: from Greek ephēmeros lasting only a day, from hēmera day Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ephemeralshort-lived, fleeting, transitory, short, temporary, brief, fugitive, transient, volatile, episodic, evanescent, flitting, impermanent, fugacious, unenduring |