noun
- Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form.
- synonyms: ephemeron
adjective
- Lasting a very short time.
- usage: "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"
- synonyms: passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious
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