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Ephemeral

Ephemeral Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ephemeral? [adj] enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ephemeral: fugacious \| impermanent \| passing \| short-lived \| temporary \| transient \| transitory Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ephemeral: brief \| brittle \| capricious \| changeable \| corruptible \| deciduous \| dying \| episodic \| evanescent \| evergreen \| fading \| fickle \| fleeting \| flitting \| fly-by-night \| flying \| fragile \| frail \| fugacious \| fugitive \| half-hardy \| hardy \| impermanent \| impetuous \| impulsive \| inconstant \| insubstantial \| momentary \| mortal \| mutable \| nondurable \| nonpermanent \| passing \| perennial \| perishable \| short \| short-lived \| subject to death \| temporal \| temporary \| transient \| transitive \| transitory \| undurable \| unenduring \| unstable \| volatile See Also \| Ephemeral In Webster's Dictionary \Ephem"eral\, a. 1. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower. 2. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only. ``Ephemeral popularity.'' --V. Knox. Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal, efficacy. --Sir J. Stephen. {Ephemeral fly} (Zo["o]l.), one of a group of neuropterous insects, belonging to the genus {Ephemera} and many allied genera, which live in the adult or winged state only for a short time. The larv[ae] are aquatic; -- called also {day fly} and {May fly}. \Ephem"eral\, n. Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.

Ephemeral Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ephemeral?

[adj] enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"

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Ephemeral In Webster's Dictionary

\E*phem"er*al\, a.
1. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer
   than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.

2. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only.
   ``Ephemeral popularity.'' --V. Knox.

         Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal,
         efficacy.                             --Sir J.
                                               Stephen.

{Ephemeral fly} (Zo["o]l.), one of a group of neuropterous
   insects, belonging to the genus {Ephemera} and many allied
   genera, which live in the adult or winged state only for a
   short time. The larv[ae] are aquatic; -- called also {day
   fly} and {May fly}.


\E*phem"er*al\, n.
Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral
plant, insect, etc.

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