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- Dictionaryephemeral/ɪˈfɛm(ə)rəl/
adjective
- 1. lasting for a very short time: "fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old"
noun
- 1. an ephemeral plant: "ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds"
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: something that lasts for a very short time : something ephemeral. specifically : a plant that grows, flowers, and dies in a few days. Did you know? The Mayfly Helps to Illustrate Ephemeral.
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.
Ephemeral definition: lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory. See examples of EPHEMERAL used in a sentence.
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.
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.
Definition of ephemeral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
