ephemerality

American  

[ih-fem-uh-ral-i-tee] / ɪˌfɛm əˈræl ɪ ti /

noun

ephemeralities plural

1. the quality or condition of being ephemeral.

2. something transitory.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• ephemeralities
  plural

Etymology

Origin of ephemerality

First recorded in 1815–25; ephemeral + -ity

Example Sentences

For those who have forgotten about Deen’s massive, global reach prior to her undoing, the movie is an eye-popping reminder of celebrity ephemerality.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

Undeterred by its potential ephemerality, Horvitz began planning the garden.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

Narrated by Kausar in vignettes, often in staccato sentences, and interspersed with poetic flashbacks from the perspective of the father and mother, this fragmentary form has the effect of ephemerality — much like life.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2023

“The idea of the going-out top is sort of inherently linked to ephemerality and experimentation,” Idacavage says.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2023

In a newspaper office, where one impression so quickly and inevitably obliterates another, sensation is startling only in the fact of its ephemerality.

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