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ephemeral - Dictionary definition and meaning for ephemeral

EPHEMERAL

(noun) anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
synonyms : ephemeron
(adj.) lasting a very short time
"the ephemeral joys of childhood", "a passing fancy", "youth's transient beauty", "love is transitory but it is eternal", "fugacious blossoms"
synonyms : fugacious , passing , short-lived , transient , transitory

Mnemonics for ephemeral

(Tag: ) sounds like e-funeral. Life is over .. short-lived?
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(Tag: scientific) 'fermi' is a very small secientific unit [10 ^(-15)] So think of fremi second with ephemeral (e-phermi-real)
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(Tag: ) elephant+marela hai..he lived short! :|
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(Tag: ) sounds similar to epidural, which would make giving birth go by much quicker
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(Tag: ) apheme (which is a drug) ka nasha bahut hi ephemeral hota hai
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Origin

From medieval Latin, feminine of late Latin ephemerus “lasting only a day,” from Greek ephemeros, from hemera “day.”] added by bimal03

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