Definitions for: Ephemeral

[adj] enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"

Webster (1913) Definition: E*phem"er*al, a.
1. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer
than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.

2. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only.
``Ephemeral popularity.'' --V. Knox.

Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal,
efficacy. --Sir J.
Stephen.

Ephemeral fly (Zo["o]l.), one of a group of neuropterous
insects, belonging to the genus Ephemera and many allied
genera, which live in the adult or winged state only for a
short time. The larv[ae] are aquatic; -- called also {day
fly} and May fly.

E*phem"er*al, n.
Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral
plant, insect, etc.

Synonyms: fugacious, impermanent, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory

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