(editors), New Developments in Zeolite Science and Technology (conference proceedings), Elsevier, →ISBN, page 80: Raymond, "Clinoptilolite Deposit in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S.A.", in Yūichi Murakami et al. ( geology, of a body of water ) Usually dry, but filling with water for brief periods during and after precipitation.
1853, James Stephen, Lecture on the right use of Books sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal, efficacy.1821-1822, Vicesimus Knox, Remarks on the tendency of certain Clauses in a Bill now pending in Parliament to degrade Grammar Schools Esteem, lasting esteem, the esteem of good men, like himself, will be his reward, when the gale of ephemeral popularity shall have gradually subsided.Synonyms: temporary, transitory, fleeting, evanescent, momentary, short-lived, short, volatile see also Thesaurus: ephemeral Antonyms: permanent, eternal, everlasting, timeless Something which lasts for a short period of time.Įphemeral ( comparative more ephemeral, superlative most ephemeral).You can complete the list of synonyms of ephemeral given by the English Thesaurus dictionary with other English dictionaries: Wikipedia, Lexilogos, Oxford, Cambridge, Chambers Harrap, Wordreference, Collins Lexibase dictionaries, Merriam Webster. From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος ( ephḗmeros ), the more common form of ἐφημέριος ( ephēmérios, “ of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary ” ), from ἐπί ( epí, “ on ” ) + ἡμέρα ( hēméra, “ day ” ). Search ephemeral and thousands of other words in English definition and synonym dictionary from Reverso.