transitory
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˈtrænzɪˌtɔri/
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transitorio
- The beauty of a sunset is transitory, disappearing within minutes as night falls.
- the transitory nature
- a transitory state
- transitory things
They are free from the transitory world.
- They are free from the transitory world.
- That is a great feeling, but the challenge is that it is transitory.
- Some people, many people say it's just transitory and wait until waves of new jobs, creative jobs and so on will will take over.
- Not only do you get massive insights into things that you wouldn't normally, but you chill out because you realise this is just a transitory experience.
- I mean that that those ever since the transitory inflation wasn't so transitory.
- You know, inflation is transitory, never raising rates.
- It it serves other things, weak, transitory.
Examples
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Yes, but their suffering is only transitory.
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Single motherhood is a transitory state.
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What does research and writing tell us about the transitory nature of this business of online teaching and learning?
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If inflation is indeed transitory, why destroy the market?
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My life is very transitory.
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Physical beauty is passing, a transitory possession.
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Buddhists have long been sensitive to the transitory nature of things.
Academic text (1994) -
Prince Philip was one of the few constants in our transitory lives.
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Fortunately, the pain is transitory and dissipates quickly once the wound heals.
Academic text (2012) -
A long-standing agricultural tradition and productive farms may offer only a transitory barrier to urban development, however.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
557
3.0
Lasting for a short time and not permanent
66
6.3
Lasting only a short time
49
3.9
Lasting only for a short time
44
4.8
Lasting only a very short time
38
7.0
Lasting only a short time and not permanent
17
8.6
Lasting only a very short time
2
6.5
Lasting only for a short time
1
6.0
Not lasting for a long time
Lasting only for a short time
Lasting only for a short time
Lasting for a very short time
Present for only a short time
Antonyms
How Temporary
Surface Forms
Morphology
transitory = transit (semi-transparent) = transit + ory
The adjective is clearly formed from 'transit' + '-ory', but the specific sense 'temporary' requires understanding that something 'in transit' is passing and thus not permanent.
Etymology
Transitory comes from the Latin trans- meaning 'across' and a part that means 'to go', which you can see in words like transit and transfer. So something transitory 'passes by' or moves 'across' and only lasts a short time.