ephemerally
- adverb
- /ɪˈfɛmərəli/
:
efímeramente
- Life's simple pleasures often fade away ephemerally, leaving us to cherish the moments we had.
Examples
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Benji, in his fragmented self, lurches forever between ephemerally specific events within immutably set years.
Academic text (2009) -
That we humans get to consciously participate in it, however ephemerally, is cause for joy and celebration, not metaphysical abstraction.
Academic text (1997) -
In nomadism, migration does not follow a regular pattern or route but links temporary breeding sites that are located where conditions are ephemerally favorable.
Academic text (2007) -
Yet we let the joyous, whimsical times slip ephemerally away, unappreciated.
Fiction book (1992) -
Moreover, it can increase mean reproductive potential per unit of resource and thus increase rapid exploitation possibilities when ephemerally favorable conditions arise.
Academic text (1996) -
Digital photography went from something you synced to iPhoto or Flickr with a USB cable to something you could share instantly and ephemerally with people on Instagram and Facebook.
Blog text (10) -
Difference connoted to Park and Wirth's experiences of otherness, surprise, and stimulation to be had in a city; a person experiencing otherness will respond positively inside, if only ephemerally, by temporarily taking on the color of his or her surroundings.
Academic text (1990) -
As it grew, the LTER program evolved from (a) a collection of independent sites (1981-1984) to (b) multiple ephemerally connected groupings with a gradual increase in collaboration (1985 to about 1998) to (c) a largely collaborative, densely connected network (from approximately 1999 on).
Academic text (2010) -
In view of the increasing sectarian tone of Hezbollah's military intervention, not only in Syria but also Iraq and Yemen, one can expect Lebanese Sunnis to support its ISIS nemesis, however ephemerally.
Academic text (2015) -
The sunrise painted the sky in vibrant colors that lasted ephemerally before giving way to daylight.
Synonyms
47
3.7
For a very short time
4
5.5
For a very short time
1
6.8
For a short time before returning to normal
For a short time
Lasts for a very short time
In a way that lasts only a short time
Antonyms
How Brief
330
1.0
47
3.7
414
1.0
222
3.2
∞
1.0
218
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ephemerally comes from the Greek ephemeros, which means 'lasting a day' and is built on hemera meaning 'day'. So, to do something ephemerally is to do it only for a short time, like a flower that blooms for one day.