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ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

transitory (comparative more transitory, superlative most transitory)

Lasting only a short time; temporary.

Synonym: Thesaurus:ephemeral

(law) Of an action: that may be brought in any county

Antonym: local

Source: Wiktionary

Tran"si*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. transitorius: cf. F. transitoire. See Transient.]

Definition: Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent. Comfort and succor all those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble. Bk. of Com. Prayer. It was not the transitory light of a comet, which shines and glows for a wile, and then . . . vanishes into nothing. South. Transitory action (Law), an action which may be brought in any county, as actions for debt, and the like; -- opposed to local action. Blackstone. Bouvier.

Syn.

– transient; short-lived; brief. See Transient.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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