Transitory - English meaning

adjective

Of short duration; not lasting for long.

Usage examples:

The president made a brief working visit to moscow

noun

A set of instructions given to a person about a job or task.

Usage examples:

His brief is to turn round the county's fortunes

verb

Instruct or inform (someone) thoroughly, especially in preparation for a task.

Usage examples:

She briefed him on last week's decisions

adjective

Lasting for a very short time.

Usage examples:

Fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old

noun

An ephemeral plant.

Usage examples:

Ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds

adjective

Lasting for only a short time

Usage examples:

Ephemeral fame

adjective

Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.

Usage examples:

The evanescent arctic summer

adjective

Lasting for only a short time, then disappearing quickly and being forgotten

verb

Gradually grow faint and disappear.

Usage examples:

The light had faded and dusk was advancing

noun

The process of becoming less bright.

Usage examples:

The sun can cause colour fade

noun

A shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left)

Usage examples:

When they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade

adjective

Lasting for a very short time.

Usage examples:

For a fleeting moment i saw the face of a boy

verb

Move or pass quickly.

Usage examples:

A variety of expressions fleeted across his face

Lasting for a markedly brief time

verb

Move swiftly and lightly.

Usage examples:

Small birds flitted about in the branches

noun

An act of moving house or leaving one's home, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations.

Usage examples:

moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another

noun

An act of moving house or leaving one's home, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations.

Usage examples:

moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another

adjective

Moving or able to move through the air with wings.

Usage examples:

A flying ant

noun

Flight, especially in an aircraft.

Usage examples:

She hates flying

verb

(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.

Usage examples:

Close the door or the moths will fly in

noun

A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.

Usage examples:

Fugitives from justice

adjective

Quick to disappear; fleeting.

Usage examples:

The fugitive effects of light

noun

A person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation

Usage examples:

Thousands of fugitives are fleeing from the war-torn area., fugitive from justice butch cassidy and…

adjective

Not permanent.

Usage examples:

Life has value precisely because it is transient and impermanent

adjective

Not lasting for ever or not lasting for a long time

Usage examples:

Acrylic paint is quick-drying but impermanent.

adjective

Lasting for a very short time; brief.

Usage examples:

A momentary lapse of concentration

adjective

Lasting for a very short time

Usage examples:

A momentary hesitation

adjective

Liable to change.

Usage examples:

The mutable nature of fashion

adjective

Able or likely to change

Usage examples:

The mutable nature of love, language is not static, it is mutable.

adjective

Going past.

Usage examples:

Passing cars

noun

The passage of something, especially time.

Usage examples:

With the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He passed through towns and villages

adjective

Measuring a small distance from end to end.

Usage examples:

Short dark hair

verb

(of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard british english the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food ).

noun

Short trousers that reach only to the knees or thighs.

Usage examples:

Cycling shorts

adjective

Lasting only for a brief time

Usage examples:

He got angry easily, but his anger was always short-lived.

adjective

Happening, existing, or continuing for only a little time

Usage examples:

Short-term interest rates are going down.

noun

→  short run

Usage examples:

These risks are short-term and manageable., stability involves balancing short-term and long-term o…

adjective

Lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.

Usage examples:

A temporary job

noun

A person employed on a temporary basis, typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency.

Usage examples:

To gain flexibility, companies are bringing in temporaries or contracting out work

adjective

Lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

Usage examples:

A transient cold spell

noun

A person who is staying or working in a place for a short time only.

Usage examples:

The law had been applied to hotels and motels to collect a tax from transients, vacationers, and tr…

adjective

Lasting for only a short time; temporary

Usage examples:

The weakness was transient, and soon i was feeling strong again., transient workers come to pick ap…

adjective

Likely to give way; not stable.

Usage examples:

The unstable cliff tops

adjective

Not firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last

Usage examples:

It is a poor and politically unstable country., he’s emotionally unstable – you never know how he’l…

adjective

(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures.

Usage examples:

Volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene

noun

A volatile substance.

Usage examples:

Methyl acetate had the highest mean peak height of the selected volatiles, followed by acetic acid …

adjective

Likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, or suddenly violent or angry

Usage examples:

It was a volatile situation, and the police handled it well., the stock market was highly volatile …