temporary
[ tem-puh-rer-ee ]
/ ˈtɛm pəˌrɛr i /
adjective
lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
noun, plural tem·po·rar·ies.
an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
Origin of temporary
SYNONYMS FOR temporary
1
impermanent,
passing.
Temporary,
transient,
transitory agree in referring to that which is not lasting or permanent.
Temporary implies an arrangement established with no thought of continuance but with the idea of being changed soon:
a temporary structure.
Transient describes that which is in the process of passing by, and which will therefore last or stay only a short time:
a transient condition.
Transitory describes an innate characteristic by which a thing, by its very nature, lasts only a short time:
Life is transitory.
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British Dictionary definitions for temporary
temporary
/ (ˈtɛmpərərɪ, ˈtɛmprərɪ) /
adjective
not permanent; provisional
temporary accommodation
lasting only a short time; transitory
temporary relief from pain
noun plural -raries
a person, esp a secretary or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis
Often shortened to: temp
Derived forms of temporary
temporarily, adverb temporariness, nounWord Origin for temporary
C16: from Latin
temporārius, from
tempus time