transitory
not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal.
lasting only a short time; brief; short-lived; temporary.
Origin of transitory
1synonym study For transitory
Opposites for transitory
Other words from transitory
- tran·si·to·ri·ly [tran-si-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-, tran-si-tawr-, -tohr-, -zi-], /ˈtræn sɪˌtɔr ə li, -ˌtoʊr-, ˌtræn sɪˈtɔr-, -ˈtoʊr-, -zɪ-/, adverb
- tran·si·to·ri·ness, noun
- un·tran·si·to·ri·ly, adverb
- un·tran·si·to·ri·ness, noun
- un·tran·si·to·ry, adjective
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How to use transitory in a sentence
Somehow it made me feel sad to hear it, and a sense of the transitoriness of things came over me.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayNothing could recall more completely the lessons of death, the permanence of change, and the transitoriness of man.
An Artist's Letters From Japan | John La FargeIt sought to wean mankind from the pleasures and vanities of life by pointing to the transitoriness of all human enjoyment.
The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors | Kersey GravesThe reflection of Parmenides takes its rise from observation of the transitoriness and changeableness of things.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy | W. T. StaceHe accepted the popular welcome with full knowledge of the transitoriness of the present enthusiasm.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth | Rush Rhees
British Dictionary definitions for transitory
/ (ˈtrænsɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /
of short duration; transient or ephemeral
Origin of transitory
1Derived forms of transitory
- transitorily, adverb
- transitoriness, noun
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