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    ephemeral
    /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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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ephemeralEphemeral Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    When ephemeral (from the Greek word ephēmeros, meaning "lasting a day") first appeared in print in English in the late 16th century, it was a scientific term applied to short-term fevers, and later, to organisms (such as insects and flowers) with very short life spans.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEPHEMERAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › ephemeralEPHEMERAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ephemeral definition: lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory. See examples of EPHEMERAL used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEPHEMERAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishephemeral adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of ephemeral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEPHEMERAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ephemeralEphemeral - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › ephemeralEphemeral - definition of ephemeral by The Free 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.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEPHEMERAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    EPHEMERAL definition: lasting for only a short time. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › ephemeralephemeral | meaning of ephemeral in Longman Dictionary of...

    ephemeral meaning, definition, what is ephemeral: existing or popular for only a short tim...: Learn more.