ephemeral
lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: The poem celebrates the ephemeral joys of childhood.
(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.
anything short-lived, such as certain flowers and insects.
Origin of ephemeral
1Other words for ephemeral
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Other words from ephemeral
- 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
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How to use ephemeral in a sentence
There’s no ephemeral rush of terror from scaling icy chimneys or descending hillsides.
He escaped the cacophony by strapping on snowshoes and slipping into the Great North Woods | Miles Howard | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostPremium over ephemeral seems to be a differentiation strategy that’s worked so far for Triller.
‘Not a place for takeovers’: Pepsi amps up Triller marketing plans | Seb Joseph | January 12, 2021 | DigidayHonk introduces a real-time, ephemeral messaging app aimed at Gen Z — Instead of sending texts off into the void and hoping for a response, friends on Honk communicate via messages that are shown live as you type.
We also knew that given the ephemeral nature of transits, the odds of an Earth-size planet transiting a sun-like star were only about 1 in 200.
My satellite would fit in a small suitcase. | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewFor RVers, this stretch of canyon country is a perfect winter journey thanks to the smaller crowds and ephemeral views of dazzling snow on red sandstone.
The best winter road trips for RVs, from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to the Florida Keys | Heather Balogh Rochfort | October 29, 2020 | Washington Post
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.
Putin’s Patriotism is Phony, His Desperation is Real | Andrew Nagorski | April 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMost 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.
The Annoying iPhone 5 Frenzy: Don’t Believe the Economic Stimulus Hype | Daniel Gross | September 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTDo not suppose that I mean to recommend poor music, or feeble, ephemeral compositions.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThe 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.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingThey were, no doubt, chiefly of a pantomimic and ephemeral kind.
Art in England | Dutton CookBut like all dunghill products, the life of these was ephemeral.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals | T. C. DeLeon
British Dictionary definitions for ephemeral
/ (ɪˈfɛmərəl) /
lasting for only a short time; transitory; short-lived: ephemeral pleasure
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
Origin of ephemeral
1Derived forms of ephemeral
- ephemerally, adverb
- ephemerality or ephemeralness, noun
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