Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ephemeral"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ephemeral \E*phem"er*al\, a.
1. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer
than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.

2. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only.
``Ephemeral popularity.'' --V. Knox.

Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal,
efficacy. --Sir J.
Stephen.

{Ephemeral fly} (Zo["o]l.), one of a group of neuropterous
insects, belonging to the genus {Ephemera} and many allied
genera, which live in the adult or winged state only for a
short time. The larv[ae] are aquatic; -- called also {day
fly} and {May fly}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ephemeral \E*phem"er*al\, n.
Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral
plant, insect, etc.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

ephemeral
adj : enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of
childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient
beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal";
"fugacious blossoms" [syn: {passing}, {short-lived}, {transient},
{transitory}, {fugacious}]


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