ephemeron

American  

[ih-fem-uh-ron, -er-uhn] / ɪˈfɛm əˌrɒn, -ər ən /

noun

plural

ephemera, ephemerons

1. anything short-lived or ephemeral.

2. ephemera, items designed to be useful or important for only a short time, especially pamphlets, notices, tickets, etc.

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ephemeron British  

/ ɪˈfɛməˌrɒn /

noun

1. (usually plural) something transitory or short-lived

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Etymology

Origin of ephemeron

1570–80; < Greek ephḗmeron short-lived insect, noun use of neuter of ephḗmeros; ephemeral

Example Sentences

Moore has developed a subspecialty in this sort of high-camp Gulf ephemeron: for New Orleans he designed the Piazza d'Italia and the snazziest part of the 1984 World's Fair.

From Time Magazine Archive

If then women are not a swarm of ephemeron triflers, why should they be kept in ignorance under the specious name of innocence?

From Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Wollstonecraft, Mary

Science sees man as the ephemeron of an hour, an iridescent bubble on a seething, whirling torrent, an accident in a world of incalculable and clashing forces.

From Whitman A Study by Burroughs, John

O man! wilt thou never conceive, that thou art but an ephemeron?

From The System of Nature, Volume 1 by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'

Suppose that an ephemeron, hovering over a pool for its one April day of life, were capable of observing the fry of the frog in the water below. 

From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Chambers, Robert