e·phem·er·al

[ih-fem-er-uhl]
adjective
1.
lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
2.
lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower.
noun
3.
anything short-lived, as certain insects.

Origin:
1570–80; < Greek ephḗmer(os) short-lived, lasting but a day (ep- ep- + hēmér(a) day + -os adj. suffix) + -al1

e·phem·er·al·ly, adverb
e·phem·er·al·ness, noun
non·e·phem·er·al, adjective
non·e·phem·er·al·ly, adverb
un·e·phem·er·al, adjective
un·e·phem·er·al·ly, adverb


1. fleeting, evanescent, transient, momentary, brief.


1. permanent.
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ephemeral (ɪˈfɛmərəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  lasting for only a short time; transitory; short-lived: ephemeral pleasure
 
n
2.  a short-lived organism, such as the mayfly
3.  a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year, usually less than six months
 
[C16: from Greek ephēmeros lasting only a day, from hēmera day]
 
e'phemerally
 
adv
 
ephemer'ality
 
n
 
e'phemeralness
 
n

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ephemeral
1630s, from Gk. ephemeros (see ephemera). Related: Ephemerality.
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Example sentences
The question disappoints her because the matter is so ephemeral.
Since street art is ephemeral, he occasionally issues books filled with
  photographs of his work, accompanied by his own text.
Almost without exception, it's designed to be ephemeral and site-specific.
There can be no doubt that this experience is entirely abstract and ephemeral.
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