EPHEMERAL


Meaning of EPHEMERAL in English

adj. 1 lasting or of use for only a short time; transitory. 2 lasting only a day. 3 (of an insect, flower, etc.) lasting a day or a few days. ephemerality n. ephemerally adv. ephemeralness n.

[ Gk ephemeros: see EPHEMERA ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.