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    e·phem·er·al
    /əˈfem(ə)rəl/

    adjective

    • 1. lasting for a very short time: "fashions are ephemeral"

    noun

    • 1. an ephemeral plant: "ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ephemeralEphemeral Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EPHEMERAL is lasting a very short time. How to use ephemeral in a sentence. The Mayfly Helps to Illustrate Ephemeral Synonym Discussion of Ephemeral.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEPHEMERAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. us / ɪˈfem·ər·əl / Add to word list. lasting for only a short time: ephemeral fame. (Definition of ephemeral from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of ephemeral. ephemeral. The remaining two tests test the array data structures in simple ephemeral and partially persistent situations.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › ephemeralEPHEMERAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ephemeral definition: lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory. See examples of EPHEMERAL used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEPHEMERAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ɪˈfem·ər·əl / Add to word list. lasting for only a short time: ephemeral fame. (Definition of ephemeral from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of ephemeral. ephemeral. And that permanence sends a powerful message -- that the memory of the tragedy won't be ephemeral. From TIME.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ephemeralEphemeral - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something that is fleeting or short-lived is ephemeral, like a fly that lives for one day or text messages flitting from cellphone to cellphone.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › ephemeralEphemeral Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    (geology, of a body of water) Usually dry, but filling with water for brief periods during and after precipitation. Wiktionary. Synonyms: passing. fugacious. transitory. transient. short-lived. temporal. fleeting. evanescent. temporary. momentary. fugitive.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishephemeral adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of ephemeral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › ephemeralEphemeral - definition of ephemeral by The Free Dictionary

    adj. lasting for only a short time; transitory; short-lived: ephemeral pleasure. n. 1. (Biology) a short-lived organism, such as the mayfly. 2. (Botany) a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year, usually less than six months. [C16: from Greek ephēmeros lasting only a day, from hēmera day] eˈphemerally adv.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryEPHEMERAL definition in American English | Collins English...

    1. lasting for only a short time; transitory; short-lived. ephemeral pleasure. noun. 2. a short-lived organism, such as the mayfly. 3. a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year, usually less than six months. Collins English Dictionary.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › ephemeralephemeral | meaning of ephemeral in Longman Dictionary of...

    ephemeral meaning, definition, what is ephemeral: existing or popular for only a short tim...: Learn more.