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    transitory
    /ˈtranzɪt(ə)ri/

    adjective

    • 1. not permanent: "transitory periods of medieval greatness"

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  2. Transitory means lasting for only a short time or not permanent. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

    • Translated

      TRANSLATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of...

    • Transitivity

      TRANSITIVITY definition: 1. (of a verb) the fact of being...

    • Transitory in Turkish

      TRANSITORY translate: geçici, gelip geçici. Learn more in...

    • Transitory in Russian

      transitory translate: преходящий . Learn more in the...

  3. Transitory means lasting or staying only a short time, or by its nature or essence bound to change, pass, or come to an end. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for transitory.

  4. Transitory means lasting for only a short time or not permanent. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

  5. adjective. If you say that something is transitory, you mean that it lasts only for a short time. Most teenage romances are transitory. ...a sad reminder of the transitory nature of political success. Synonyms: short-lived, short, passing, brief More Synonyms of transitory. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  6. Definition of transitory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. If something is fleeting or lasts a short time, it is transitory. Your boss declared the company's restructuring to be transitory, and promised that the company would emerge stronger and better than ever.

  8. lasting only for a short time: the transitory nature of life. (Definition of transitory from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)