adjective
lasting or staying only a short time
features of a transient culture now extinct
Synonyms: ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, momentaneous, momentary, passing, short-lived, transitory, volatile; compare temporary
Related Word: deciduous, flitting, unstable; temporal, temporary; insubstantial
Idioms: as transient as the clouds, here today and gone tomorrow
Contrasted words: lasting, perdurable, permanent, substantial; durable, stable
Antonyms: perpetual