nnoun.personone who stays for only a short timeDerivationally Related Form:transient
Hypernyms:traveler traveller
Inherited Hypernyms:transienttravelerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:transienttravelerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.event(physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or loadTopic:natural philosophyphysics
Derivationally Related Form:transient
Hypernyms:oscillation vibration
Inherited Hypernyms:transientoscillationwavemovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
adjadj.allof a mental act; causing effects outside the mindTopic:philosophy
Synset:transeunt
Antonyms:immanent
Inherited Hypernyms:transeunt
adj satadj.alllasting a very short timeSynset:ephemeral fugacious passing short-lived transitory
Examples:- the ephemeral joys of childhood
- a passing fancy
- youth's transient beauty
- love is transitory but it is eternal
- fugacious blossoms
Antonyms:permanent
Derivationally Related Form:ephemeralnessfugaciousnessfugacitytransitorinesstransientephemeralityephemeratransiencetransiency
Inherited Hypernyms:ephemeral
Similar to:impermanent temporary