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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
lasting for only a short period.
He knew these bitter moods of hers were ephemeral and that soon she would be her usual cheerful self.- antonyms:
- abiding, dateless, deathless, eternal, lasting, lifelong, permanent, perpetual, timeless
- similar words:
- fleeting, fugitive, momentary, temporal, transient
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| definition 2: |
lasting or living for only one day.
an ephemeral insect |
| related words: |
brief, mortal, perishable, short, temporary |
adverb + (adj.)ephemeral
essentially, less, merely, mostly, relatively
(adj.)ephemeral
+ noun
art,
beauty,
channel,
character,
coalition,
creature,
display,
document,
drawing,
event,
fashion,
flower,
glory,
habitat,
ice,
image,
material,
mood,
nature,
object,
phenomenon,
pleasure,
pool,
presence,
quality,
realm,
representation,
sculpture,
smoke,
species,
sphere,
stream,
structure,
substance,
understanding,
variation,
wetland,
works
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
something that lives or lasts only briefly.
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| derivations: |
ephemerally (adv.), ephemerality (n.), ephemeralness (n.) |
The word ephemeral
contains the following part:
epi-, eph-, ep-
Greek
prefix
that means on, upon, over; beyond, after, outside
  Example words:
ephemeral, ephemeris, epiblast, epicalyx, epicanthus, epicardium, epicarp, epicene, epidemic, epidermis, epiglottis, epigram, epigraph, epigraphy, epigynous, epilepsy, epilimnion, epilogue, Epiphany, epiphyte, episode, epistemology, epistle, epistolary, epitaph, epithalamium, epithelium, epithet, epitome, epizootic, epoch, epode, eponym
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