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- Dictionaryephemeral/ɪˈfɛm(ə)rəl/
adjective
- 1. lasting for a very short time: "fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old"
noun
- 1. an ephemeral plant: "ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds"
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adjective. us / ɪˈfem·ər·əl / Add to word list. lasting for only a short time: ephemeral fame. (Definition of ephemeral from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of ephemeral. ephemeral. The remaining two tests test the array data structures in simple ephemeral and partially persistent situations.
: something that lasts for a very short time : something ephemeral. specifically : a plant that grows, flowers, and dies in a few days. Did you know? The Mayfly Helps to Illustrate Ephemeral.
Ephemeral definition: lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory. See examples of EPHEMERAL used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ɪˈfem.ɚ. ə l / uk / ɪˈfem. ə r. ə l / Add to word list. lasting for only a short time: Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral. Synonyms. brief (SHORT IN TIME) evanescent formal. fleeting. fugitive (TEMPORARY) formal. momentary. passing. short-lived. transient formal. transitory formal.
Definition of ephemeral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something that is fleeting or short-lived is ephemeral, like a fly that lives for one day or text messages flitting from cellphone to cellphone.
1. lasting for only a short time; transitory; short-lived. ephemeral pleasure. noun. 2. a short-lived organism, such as the mayfly. 3. a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year, usually less than six months. Collins English Dictionary.
adj. lasting for only a short time; transitory; short-lived: ephemeral pleasure. n. 1. (Biology) a short-lived organism, such as the mayfly. 2. (Botany) a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year, usually less than six months. [C16: from Greek ephēmeros lasting only a day, from hēmera day] eˈphemerally adv.
EPHEMERAL definition: lasting for only a short time. Learn more.
1. lasting for only a short time; transitory; short-lived. ephemeral pleasure. noun. 2. a short-lived organism, such as the mayfly. 3. a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year, usually less than six months. Collins English Dictionary.
