n. Function: adjective
lasting or staying only a short time FF1C; features of a transient culture now extinct FF1E;
Synonyms: ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, momentaneous, momentary, passing, short-lived, transitory, volatile; compare TEMPORARY
Related Words: 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