ADJECTIVE | all | ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious | lasting a very short time |
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NOUN | animal | ephemeral, ephemeron | anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form |
Sounds | ihfeh'merahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Lasting a very short time. | |
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Example | "the ephemeral joys of childhood" | |
Synonyms | passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious | |
Broader | impermanent, temporary | not permanent |
Spanish | breve, efímero, fugaz, pasajero, transitorio | |
Catalan | efímer, fugaç, passatger, transitori | |
Nouns | ephemera | something transitory |
ephemerality, ephemeralness | the property of lasting / lasting for a very short time |
Meaning | Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form. | |
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Synonym | ephemeron | |
Broader | insect | small air-breathing arthropod |
Catalan | efímer |
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