Ephemeral

  • 131transitory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See transientness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Fleeting] Syn. brief, ephemeral, short; see fleeting . 2. [Temporary] Syn. impermanent, transient, changeable; see temporary . See Synonym Study at… …

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  • 132evanescent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. vanishing, transient, disappearing, passing, passing away, fading, shifting, fleeting, transitory, flitting, fugitive, ephemeral, short lived; see also temporary . See Synonym Study at transient . II (Roget s 3… …

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