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transitory - Dictionary definition and meaning for word transitory

Definition
(adj) lasting a very short time
Example Sentence
  • the ephemeral joys of childhood
  • a passing fancy
  • youth's transient beauty
  • love is transitory but it is eternal
  • fugacious blossoms
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for transitory

Transistors take a very short time to turn from on to off i.e acting like a switch
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by lord_slayer
Or, transitory=transition will occur(it has tendency for it)..so, it'll stay in the previous state for short period..previous state is ephemeral..
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by Thisisnotme
TRANSITORY and MOMENTARY have the same sound and both words mean... briefly, a fleeting (passing) moment.
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by pushpa_edit
transitory...signifiesthat it has tendency for transition..and imagine that transition is taking place quickly, as generally incase of physics..
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by Thisisnotme

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