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Synonyms
e·phem·er·al (ĭ-fĕḿər-əl)

[From Greek ephēmeros, ep-, epi-, epi-, + hēmerā, day.]

adjective 

  1. Lasting for a markedly brief time: “There remain some truths too ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a court transcript” (Irving R. Kaufman)
  2. Living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do.

noun 

A markedly short-lived thing.

derivatives

e·pheḿer·aĺi·ty
noun
e·pheḿer·al·ly
adverb