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.

Derivatives:

ephemerality n. ephemerally adv. ephemeralness n.

Etymology: Gk ephemeros: see EPHEMERA

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.