English-Thai Dictionary

transitory

ADJ มี อายุสั้น  me-ar-yu-san

 

transitory

ADJ ไม่ยั่งยืน  ชั่วคราว  temporary mai-yang-yuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRANSITORY

a.[L. transitorius.] Passing without continuance; continuing a short time; fleeting; speedily vanishing. O Lord, comfort and succor all them who, in this transitory life, are in trouble.
1. In law, a transitory action, is one which may be brought in any county, as actions for debt, detinue, slander and the like. It is opposed to local.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRANSITORY

Tran "si *to *ry, a. Etym: [L. transitorius: cf. F. transitoire. See Transient. ]

 

Defn: Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent. Comfort and succor all those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble. Bk. of Com. Prayer. It was not the transitory light of a comet, which shines and glows for a wile, and then. .. vanishes into nothing. South. Transitory action (Law ), an action which may be brought in any county, as actions for debt, and the like; -- opposed to local action. Blackstone. Bouvier.

 

Syn. -- transient; short-lived; brief. See Transient.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

transitory

tran si to ry |ˈtransiˌtôrē, ˈtranzi- ˈtræn (t )səˌtɔri | ▶adjective not permanent: transitory periods of medieval greatness. DERIVATIVES tran si to ri ly |-rəlē |adverb, tran si to ri ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French transitoire, from Christian Latin transitorius, from transit- ‘gone across ’ (see transit ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

transitory

transitory |ˈtransɪt (ə )ri, ˈtrɑːns -, -nz- | ▶adjective not permanent: transitory periods of medieval greatness. DERIVATIVES transitorily adverb, transitoriness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French transitoire, from Christian Latin transitorius, from transit- ‘gone across ’ (see transit ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

transitory

transitory adjective transitory fashions: transient, temporary, brief, short, short-lived, short-term, impermanent, ephemeral, momentary, fleeting, passing, here today and gone tomorrow; literary evanescent, fugitive. 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

transitory

transitory adjective a transitory fashion: temporary, transient, brief, short, short-lived, short-term, impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent, momentary, fleeting, flying, passing, fugitive, flitting, fading, mutable, unstable, volatile, here today and gone tomorrow, fly-by-night; rare fugacious. ANTONYMS permanent, perpetual, lasting. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD transitory, transient, ephemeral, fleeting See transient . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

transitory

tran si to ry /trǽnsətɔ̀ːri, -zə -|-t (ə )ri /形容詞 一時的な, はかない (→temporary ).tr á n si t ò ri ly 副詞 tr á n si t ò ri ness 名詞