ephemeral
adjective | /ephemeral/
lasting for a very short time; short-lived
ephemeral
adjective | /ephemeral/
Advanced WordsEASYlasting for a very short time; short-lived
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"The flowers were beautiful but ephemeral, gone within days."
"Many internet trends are ephemeral by nature."
Mnemonic Trick
EPHEMERAL → EPH + HEMERA (day): lasting a day — very short-lived.
Etymology
From Greek ephemeros “lasting only a day.”
Used for brief, transient phenomena.
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