English-Thai Dictionary

ephemeral

ADJ ซึ่ง มี อายุสั้น  ซึ่ง มีอายุ ไม่นาน  evanescent fleeting transient sueng-me-ar-yu-san

 

ephemeral

N พืช หรือ แมลง ที่ มี อายุสั้น  pued-rue-ma-laeng-ti-me-ar-yu-san

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EPHEMERAL

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 (Zoöl.), 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 larvæ are aquatic; -- called also day fly and May fly.

 

EPHEMERAL

EPHEMERAL E *phem "er *al, n.

 

Defn: Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ephemeral

e phem er al |əˈfem (ə )rəl əˈfɛm (ə )rəl | ▶adjective lasting for a very short time: fashions are ephemeral. • (chiefly of plants ) having a very short life cycle. ▶noun an ephemeral plant. DERIVATIVES e phem er al i ty |əˌfeməˈralitē |noun, e phem er al ly adverb, e phem er al ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek ephēmeros (see ephemera ) + -al .

 

Oxford Dictionary

ephemeral

ephem |eral |ɪˈfɛm (ə )r (ə )l, -ˈfiːm -| ▶adjective lasting for a very short time. • (chiefly of plants ) having a very short life cycle. ▶noun an ephemeral plant. DERIVATIVES ephemerality |-ˈralɪti |noun, ephemerally adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek ephēmeros (see ephemera ) + -al .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ephemeral

ephemeral adjective last year's ephemeral fashions: transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short; temporary, impermanent, short-term; fly-by-night. ANTONYMS permanent. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See temporary . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ephemeral

ephemeral adjective fashions are ephemeral: transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short, cursory, temporary, impermanent, short-term; fading, evanescent, fugitive, fly-by-night; literary fugacious. ANTONYMS long-lived, permanent. WORD LINKS ephemeral ephemerist collector of ephemeral things Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD ephemeral, transient, transitory, fleeting See transient . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ephemeral

e phem er al /ɪfém (ə )r (ə )l, -fíːm -/形容詞 (切符のように )短い期間しか使われない ; 〈昆虫 植物などが 〉1日限りの, 短命の, はかない (transitory ).～ly 副詞