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transitory
tran·si·to·ry T0319700 (trăn′sĭ-tôr′ē, trăn′zĭ-)adj. Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary: "the disorder of his life: the succession of cities, of transitory loves" (Carson McCullers).
[Middle English transitorie, from Old French transitoire, from Late Latin trānsitōrius, from Latin, having a passageway, from trānsitus, passage; see transit.]
tran′si·to′ri·ly adv.tran′si·to′ri·ness n.transitory (ˈtrænsɪtərɪ; -trɪ) adjof short duration; transient or ephemeral[C14: from Church Latin transitōrius passing, from Latin transitus a crossing over; see transient] ˈtransitorily adv ˈtransitoriness ntran•si•to•ry (ˈtræn sɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -zɪ-)
adj. 1. not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal. 2. lasting only a short time; brief; short-lived; temporary. [1325–75; Middle English transitoire < Middle French < Late Latin trānsitōrius fleeting; see transit, -tory1] tran`si•to′ri•ly (-ˈtɔr ə li, -ˈtoʊr-) adv. tran′si•to`ri•ness, n. syn: See temporary. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | transitory - lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transientimpermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" |
transitoryadjective short-lived, short, passing, brief, short-term, temporary, fleeting, transient, flying, momentary, ephemeral, evanescent, impermanent, here today and gone tomorrow, fugacious Most teenage romances are transitory.
lasting, long-term, permanent, enduring, persistent, eternal, abiding, perpetual, long-lived, everlasting, undyingtransitoryadjectiveLasting or existing only for a short time:ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transient.TranslationstransitorischtransitoriotransitorioTransitory
Related to Transitory: transitionaryTRANSITORY. That which lasts but a short time, as transitory facts that which may be laid in different places, as a transitory action. transitory
Related to transitory: transitionarySynonyms for transitoryadj short-livedSynonyms- short-lived
- short
- passing
- brief
- short-term
- temporary
- fleeting
- transient
- flying
- momentary
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- impermanent
- here today and gone tomorrow
- fugacious
Antonyms- lasting
- long-term
- permanent
- enduring
- persistent
- eternal
- abiding
- perpetual
- long-lived
- everlasting
- undying
Synonyms for transitoryadj lasting or existing only for a short timeSynonyms- ephemeral
- evanescent
- fleet
- fleeting
- fugacious
- fugitive
- momentary
- passing
- short-lived
- temporal
- temporary
- transient
Synonyms for transitoryadj lasting a very short timeSynonyms- ephemeral
- fugacious
- passing
- short-lived
- transient
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