transient

[ tran-shuhnt, -zhuhnt, -zee-uhnt ]

/ ˈtræn ʃənt, -ʒənt, -zi ənt /

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adjective

not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.

lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority.

staying only a short time: the transient guests at a hotel.

Philosophy. transeunt.

noun

a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like.

Mathematics.

a function that tends to zero as the independent variable tends to infinity.
a solution, especially of a differential equation, having this property.

Physics.

a nonperiodic signal of short duration.
a decaying signal, wave, or oscillation.

Electricity. a sudden pulse of voltage or current.

OTHER WORDS FOR transient

2 fleeting, flitting, flying, fugitive, evanescent.

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2 permanent.

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Origin of transient

1590–1600; from Latin transi(ēns) (nominative singular), present participle of transīre “to pass by,” literally, “go across” + -ent; see transeunt

synonym study for transient

2. See temporary.

OTHER WORDS FROM transient

tran·sient·ly, adverbtran·sient·ness, nounnon·tran·sient, adjectivenon·tran·sient·ly, adverb

non·tran·sient·ness, nounun·tran·sient, adjectiveun·tran·sient·ly, adverbun·tran·sient·ness, noun

How to use transient in a sentence

There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She ultimately ditched JSwipe after about a week and found her current, non-Jewish, boyfriend on OkCupid.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
An atheist counsels his fellow non-believers on how not to talk to people of faith.
The Case Against In-Your-Face Atheism|Steve Neumann|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The distinction between over-policing and non-responsiveness was alive and well in Bed-Stuy.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
Judge: Rehoming Kids Is Trafficking|Tina Traster|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
De moi, je ne say qu'en dire, d'autant que je ne veux affirmer ny le si ny le non en ce dont je n'ay vidence.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
As he walked back to his hotel, his head was full of plans for the girl's transient pleasure and lasting benefit.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Certes le capitaine Merveilles et ses gens monstrerent leur pit non vulgaire.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

British Dictionary definitions for transient

transient

/ (ˈtrænzɪənt) /

adjective

for a short time only; temporary or transitory

philosophy a variant of transeunt

noun

a transient person or thing

physics a brief change in the state of a system, such as a sudden short-lived oscillation in the current flowing through a circuit

Derived forms of transient

transiently, adverbtransience or transiency, noun

Word Origin for transient

C17: from Latin transiēns going over, from transīre to pass over, from trans- + īre to go

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