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ephemerality

[ ih-fem-uh-ral-i-tee ]

/ ɪˌfɛm əˈræl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural e·phem·er·al·i·ties for 2.

the quality or condition of being ephemeral.

something transitory.

Origin of ephemerality

First recorded in 1815–25; ephemeral + -ity

Words nearby ephemerality

ephedra, ephedrine, ephelis, ephemera, ephemeral, ephemerality, ephemerid, ephemeris, ephemeris second, ephemeris time, ephemeron

Example sentences from the Web for ephemerality

What would the various social-media sites look like if ephemerality was the default and permanence, at most, an option?

Snapchat: Naughty, Goofy, Ethereal, Permanent or All of the Above? |Winston Ross |September 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Perhaps it is the ephemerality of the Internet that I find intriguing—maybe the notebooking done there is closer to performance.

Interview: ‘Heroines’ Author Kate Zambreno |Michele Filgate |November 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I was distressed with a sense of ephemerality, of pale, erratic fragility.

The White Peacock |D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Sad will it be when the genius of ephemerality has invaded all departments of human actions and human motives!

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 |Various

Design projects this sense of immediacy and ephemerality not only through T-shirts or the Internet.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
Cézanne, regarding its atmosphere as an ephemerality, portrayed the lasting force of light.

Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning |Willard Huntington Wright