ephemeral
[ ih-fem-er-uhl ]
/ ɪˈfɛm ər əl /
adjective
lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower.
noun
anything short-lived, as certain insects.
Origin of ephemeral
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Words nearby ephemeral
ephebus,
ephedra,
ephedrine,
ephelis,
ephemera,
ephemeral,
ephemerality,
ephemerid,
ephemeris,
ephemeris second,
ephemeris time
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British Dictionary definitions for ephemeral
ephemeral
/ (ɪˈfɛmərəl) /
adjective
lasting for only a short time; transitory; short-lived
ephemeral pleasure
noun
a 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 ephemeral
ephemerally, adverb ephemerality or ephemeralness, nounWord Origin for ephemeral
C16: from Greek
ephēmeros lasting only a day, from
hēmera day