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ephemeral

[ ih-fem-er-uhl ]

adjective

  1. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory:

    The poem celebrates the ephemeral joys of childhood.

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  2. (of flowers or insects) lasting only a few days or less:

    Lily of the valley is an ephemeral flower.

  3. being of temporary value or passing interest:

    She had a scrapbook full of ephemeral news clippings about forgotten events.

  4. Computers.
    1. being or relating to messages, images, or other data that are written to temporary or virtual storage only, and are therefore liable to change or be lost unless copied to permanent storage immediately or within a very short time:

      Snapchat is an ephemeral messaging app.

    2. being or relating to a temporary storage medium, especially a virtual one:

      In case of a hardware failure this data will be lost, as it is only stored locally on an ephemeral drive.



noun

  1. anything short-lived, such as certain flowers and insects.

ephemeral

/ ɪˈɛəə /

adjective

  1. lasting for only a short time; transitory; short-lived

    ephemeral pleasure

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a short-lived organism, such as the mayfly
  2. a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year, usually less than six months
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𳾱ˈٲ, noun
  • ˈ𳾱, adverb
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  • ԴDz···· adjective
  • non····· adverb
  • ܲ···· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ephemeral1

First recorded in 1570–80; from Greek ḗm(Dz) “short-lived, lasting a day” (from ep- ep- + ŧé() “day” + -os, adjective suffix) + -al 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ephemeral1

C16: from Greek ŧDz lasting only a day, from ŧ day
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The mayor’s texts were “ephemeral,” Michaelson told Wick in a March 7 email, and thus protected from public scrutiny.

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An attorney for the city said that Bass’ phone auto-deletes text messages and argued that she was not required to retain her texts because they are “ephemeral types of electronic communication.”

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It’s hard to know if soft demand is due to economic fears, an overbooked tour or something more ephemeral about “Cowboy Carter’s” impact outside of awards season.

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EPA, the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that Clean Water Act protections don’t apply to many wetlands and ephemeral streams, which flow when it rains but otherwise sit dry much of the time.

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Maybe the most rewarding quality “Eephus” displays as a first-ballot hall of fame sports movie is the dedication of Lund and company to just being what they are: no-nonsense celebrants of something ephemeral yet enduring.

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