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ephemeral
[ ih-fem-er-uhl ]
adjective
- lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory:
The poem celebrates the ephemeral joys of childhood.
Synonyms: brief, momentary, transient, evanescent, fleeting
Antonyms: permanent
- (of flowers or insects) lasting only a few days or less:
Lily of the valley is an ephemeral flower.
- being of temporary value or passing interest:
She had a scrapbook full of ephemeral news clippings about forgotten events.
- Computers.
- being or relating to messages, images, or other data that are written to temporary or virtual storage only, and are therefore liable to change or be lost unless copied to permanent storage immediately or within a very short time:
Snapchat is an ephemeral messaging app.
- being or relating to a temporary storage medium, especially a virtual one:
In case of a hardware failure this data will be lost, as it is only stored locally on an ephemeral drive.
noun
- anything short-lived, such as certain flowers and insects.
ephemeral
/ ɪˈfɛmərəl /
adjective
- lasting for only a short time; transitory; short-lived
ephemeral pleasure
noun
- a short-lived organism, such as the mayfly
- a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year, usually less than six months
Derived Forms
- eˌphemerˈality, noun
- eˈphemerally, adverb
Other Words From
- e·phem·er·al·ly adverb
- e·phem·er·al·ness noun
- non·e·phem·er·al adjective
- non·e·phem·er·al·ly adverb
- un·e·phem·er·al adjective
- un·e·phem·er·al·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of ephemeral1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ephemeral1
Example Sentences
Following an all too predictable cycle of the hyperactive 21st century, focus on the explosion was ephemeral.
Whatever his approval ratings, the Russian leader knows how ephemeral they can be.
Most news articles were just as ephemeral, but it has become harder to pretend.
It may all be ephemeral, because most of politics is ephemeral, a cynical means to the end of getting elected.
But as stimulus goes, the I-stimulus strikes me as a pretty narcissistic and ephemeral one.
Do not suppose that I mean to recommend poor music, or feeble, ephemeral compositions.
The Widow Lawton ornamented her kitchen floor in a manner as ephemeral, though less expensive.
Another ephemeral paper, L'Italia del Popolo, was launched on its short career.
They were, no doubt, chiefly of a pantomimic and ephemeral kind.
But like all dunghill products, the life of these was ephemeral.
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