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Meaning
Noun
●
In Time:
Something which
lasts
for a
short
period
of time.
Adj
●
In Time:
Lasting for a
short
period
of time.
●
In Biology & Time:
Existing for only
one day
,
as with
some
flowers
,
insects
, and diseases.
●
In Geology:
Usually
dry
, but
filling
with water for
brief
periods
during and after precipitation.
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Origin
ephemeral
English
ephemerus
Latin
ἐφήμερος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Ephemeron
Temporary
Transitory
Fleeting
Evanescent
Momentary
Short-Lived
Short
Volatile
Ephemeral
Brief
Deciduous
Flying
Fugacious
Fugitive
Instant
Passing
Perishable
Quick
Seasonable
Transient
Transitive
Whilend
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Antonyms
Permanent
Eternal
Everlasting
Timeless
Lasting
Perennial
Persistent
Related
Fleeting
Evanescent
Intangible
Impermanent
Ethereal
Abstract
Nebulous
Amorphous
Insubstantial
Superficial
Ineffable
Undefinable
Transitory
Eternal
Mundane
Impersonal
Inconsequential
Episodic
Invisible
Mutable
Artificial
Unmanifested
Unpredictable
Intimate
Ambiguous
Elusive
Immutable
Illusory
Surreal
Prosaic
Static
Temporary
Shallow
Enduring
Poetic
Unreal
Changeable
Transcendent
Banal
Fragmentary
Subjective
Unquantifiable
Indefinable
Real
Permanent
Fragile
Esoteric
Mysterious
Innocuous
Romantic
Illusionary
Tangible
Artistic
Immaterial
Omnipresent
Aesthetic
Temporal
Unique
Exotic
Earthly
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Rhymes
Peril
Errol
Carrel
Sterile
Cameral
Ephemeral
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