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ephemeral
Meaning: lasting for a very short time
ephemeral in a sentence
How ephemeral is used in real sentences:
The ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms lasts only a week.
The ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms lasts only a week.
“At sunrise, an ephemeral wash of pink crossed the windows and faded as the festival van arrived for its warm, fragrant cargo.”
— from the passage Before Sunrise
Synonyms for ephemeral
Other words for ephemeral — fleeting, transient and momentary — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of ephemeral
Words that mean the opposite of ephemeral:
- enduring
- permanent
- everlasting
Where it comes from
From Greek ephēmeros 'lasting only a day'
Memory hook
EPHEMERAL = E-FEW-MINUTES-ral.