Dictionary entries for 'transitory'

Synonyms

ephemeral
evanescent
fleet
fleeting
fugacious
fugitive
momentary
passing
short-lived
temporal
temporary
transient

tran·si·to·ry (trăńsĭ-tôŕē, -tōŕē, trăńzĭ-)

[Middle English transitorie, from Old French transitoire, from Late Latin trānsitōrius, from Latin, having a passageway, from trānsitus, passage; see transit.]

adjective

Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary: “the disorder of his life: the succession of cities, of transitory loves” (Carson McCullers)

derivatives

trańsi·tóri·ly: adverb
trańsi·tóri·ness: noun

adjective

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition