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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•phem•er•al /ɪˈfɛmərəl/USA pronunciation adj. - lasting a very short time;
short-lived;
transitory:the ephemeral joys of youth.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•phem•er•al (i fem′ər əl),USA pronunciation adj. - lasting a very short time;
short-lived;
transitory:the ephemeral joys of childhood. - lasting but one day:an ephemeral flower.
n. - anything short-lived, as certain insects.
- Greek ephé̄mer(os) short-lived, lasting but a day (ep- ep- + hēmér(a) day + -os adjective, adjectival suffix) + -al1
- 1570–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fleeting, evanescent, transient, momentary, brief.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged permanent.
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