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The definition of ephemeral is something that has a very short lifespan or lasts for a very short time.

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An example of ephemeral is a plant blossom that only lasts one day.

See ephemeral in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

lasting only one day
short-lived; transitory: ephemeral glory

Origin: < Gr ephēmeros (see ephemeron) + -al

noun

an ephemeral thing; specif., an organism with a brief life cycle

Related Forms:

ephemerality noun or ephemeralness
ephemerally adverb

See ephemeral in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Lasting for a markedly brief time: “There remain some truths too ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a court transcript” (Irving R. Kaufman).
Living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do.

noun

A markedly short-lived thing.

Origin:

Origin: From Greek ephēmeros

Origin: : ep-, epi-, epi-

Origin: + hēmerā, day

Related Forms:

e·phemˌer·alˈi·ty, e·phemˈer·al·ness noun

e·phemˈer·al·ly adverb

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