Ephemeral
adjective
Lasting for a very short period of time.
Many politicians have an ephemeral career, it's here today and gone tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- ephemeral beauty
- ephemeral existence
adjective
In science, it refers to an organism with a life cycle that lasts only for a day.
Some mayfly species are ephemeral, living only for a few hours.
Often appears as...
- ephemeral species
- ephemeral plants
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Scientific
adjective
In computing, it refers to data that is short-lived and not intended for long-term storage.
In some applications, ephemeral keys are used to maintain security.
Often appears as...
- ephemeral storage
- ephemeral keys
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Technical
adjective
In medical context, it refers to conditions that come and go over short periods.
Some types of skin rash are ephemeral, disappearing and reappearing over time.
Often appears as...
- ephemeral symptoms
- ephemeral conditions
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Medical
adjective
Lasting for a very short period of time.
Many politicians have an ephemeral career, it's here today and gone tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- ephemeral beauty
- ephemeral existence
adjective
In science, it refers to an organism with a life cycle that lasts only for a day.
Some mayfly species are ephemeral, living only for a few hours.
Often appears as...
- ephemeral species
- ephemeral plants
Usage tips
Scientific
adjective
In computing, it refers to data that is short-lived and not intended for long-term storage.
In some applications, ephemeral keys are used to maintain security.
Often appears as...
- ephemeral storage
- ephemeral keys
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
In medical context, it refers to conditions that come and go over short periods.
Some types of skin rash are ephemeral, disappearing and reappearing over time.
Often appears as...
- ephemeral symptoms
- ephemeral conditions
Usage tips
Medical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Brief Existence
Ephemeral describes something with a lifespan or relevance that is very brief, possibly unexpected.
The fame of internet celebrities can be ephemeral.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Figurative
Used metaphorically to emphasize the fleeting nature of time, experiences, or phenomena.
Youth's ephemeral joys quickly fade as we age.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Negative
Doesn't imply a negative judgment, it just states the short duration of something.
Ephemeral trends can still have lasting impacts.
Pro Tip 1/3Brief Existence
Ephemeral describes something with a lifespan or relevance that is very brief, possibly unexpected.
The fame of internet celebrities can be ephemeral.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Figurative
Used metaphorically to emphasize the fleeting nature of time, experiences, or phenomena.
Youth's ephemeral joys quickly fade as we age.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Negative
Doesn't imply a negative judgment, it just states the short duration of something.
Ephemeral trends can still have lasting impacts.
Pro Tip 1/3Brief Existence
Ephemeral describes something with a lifespan or relevance that is very brief, possibly unexpected.
The fame of internet celebrities can be ephemeral.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Figurative
Used metaphorically to emphasize the fleeting nature of time, experiences, or phenomena.
Youth's ephemeral joys quickly fade as we age.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Negative
Doesn't imply a negative judgment, it just states the short duration of something.
Ephemeral trends can still have lasting impacts.
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Nature's fortress: How...
and hold the plant in place. Even its single deepest root, the taproot, extends less than one meter into the ground. After a rain, the lateral roots respond in real time, rapidly growing and spreading. They produce ephemeral rain roots that quickly take up the available water.
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The Boltzmann brain...
But they, like just about everyone else, were pretty sure that they themselves weren't just ephemeral brains. So the paradox how could they be correct and the universe be eternal? The resolution is something most take for granted that our universe has not existed forever,
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Why are these 32 symbols...
spoken, gestural -- so things like sign language -- and graphic communication. Spoken and gestural are by their very nature ephemeral. It requires close contact for a message to be sent and received. And after the moment of transmission, it's gone forever.
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Following the lights PIPE...
they're worth knows very well that if they don't maintain these islands they will get rotten they will sink and they will cease to exist this experience of observing and being with the earth made me realize as life very ephemeral and I
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Gavin Pretor-Pinney:...
and it's good for the way you feel. It's good for your ideas. It's good for your creativity. It's good for your soul. So keep looking up, marvel at the ephemeral beauty, and always remember to live life with your head in the clouds.
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Dignity isn't a...
Now, I know that a word like magic makes you wonder if I've taken leave of my senses. I know it's hard to imagine that something as ephemeral as love can support a brand as big as Disney, and I know that it's hard to imagine
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The psychology of your...
because once again the rate of change does slow as we age, but at every age, people underestimate how much their personalities will change in the next decade. And it isn't just ephemeral things like values and personality.
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Earth Day Eve 2021 PIPE...
with the majesty of nature, we continue a sacred practice. Through the ephemeral nature of music, we are reminded that we are but temporary custodians of this land. And it is our duty to cultivate the land and ourselves
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Life After Death:...
to lonesome George at the Museum was quite moving I think people pause to reflect about the ephemeral nature of life and the vulnerability of even great creatures like lonesome George I think people get
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How we can store digital...
for now. So initially, we should focus on long-term storage. Most data are ephemeral. It's really hard to grasp what's important today, or what will be important for future generations.
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Nature's fortress: How...
and hold the plant in place. Even its single deepest root, the taproot, extends less than one meter into the ground. After a rain, the lateral roots respond in real time, rapidly growing and spreading. They produce ephemeral rain roots that quickly take up the available water.
Video examples
The Boltzmann brain...
But they, like just about everyone else, were pretty sure that they themselves weren't just ephemeral brains. So the paradox how could they be correct and the universe be eternal? The resolution is something most take for granted that our universe has not existed forever,
Video examples
Why are these 32 symbols...
spoken, gestural -- so things like sign language -- and graphic communication. Spoken and gestural are by their very nature ephemeral. It requires close contact for a message to be sent and received. And after the moment of transmission, it's gone forever.
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Following the lights PIPE...
they're worth knows very well that if they don't maintain these islands they will get rotten they will sink and they will cease to exist this experience of observing and being with the earth made me realize as life very ephemeral and I
Video examples
Gavin Pretor-Pinney:...
and it's good for the way you feel. It's good for your ideas. It's good for your creativity. It's good for your soul. So keep looking up, marvel at the ephemeral beauty, and always remember to live life with your head in the clouds.
Video examples
Dignity isn't a...
Now, I know that a word like magic makes you wonder if I've taken leave of my senses. I know it's hard to imagine that something as ephemeral as love can support a brand as big as Disney, and I know that it's hard to imagine
Video examples
The psychology of your...
because once again the rate of change does slow as we age, but at every age, people underestimate how much their personalities will change in the next decade. And it isn't just ephemeral things like values and personality.
Video examples
Earth Day Eve 2021 PIPE...
with the majesty of nature, we continue a sacred practice. Through the ephemeral nature of music, we are reminded that we are but temporary custodians of this land. And it is our duty to cultivate the land and ourselves
Video examples
Life After Death:...
to lonesome George at the Museum was quite moving I think people pause to reflect about the ephemeral nature of life and the vulnerability of even great creatures like lonesome George I think people get
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How we can store digital...
for now. So initially, we should focus on long-term storage. Most data are ephemeral. It's really hard to grasp what's important today, or what will be important for future generations.
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Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
Music is intangible and ephemeral, but it comes from the home world of the spirit, and though so fleeting, it is recognized by the spirit as a soul-speech fresh from the celestial realms, an echo from the home whence we are now exiled, and therefore it touches a cord in our being, regardless of whether we realize the true cause or not.
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Vikram Seth
Indian Novelist
Everyone sort of sees his own life and times as being ephemeral. One thinks that everything good or important that happened, happened in the past. But I think that seeing scenes that you are used to, but with the heightening effects of poetry, perhaps makes you value your life and times more than you might otherwise do.
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Yo-Yo Ma
American Musician
Sound is ephemeral, fleeting, but some sort of a physical manifestation can help you hold on to it longer in time. I'm sure of this; I've always thought the sound that you make is just the tip of the iceberg, like the person that you see physically is just the tip of the iceberg as well.
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Tony Kushner
American Playwright
So I think I'll say the obvious thing: theater is ephemeral. When a production is done, it's gone forever. You can take pictures of it. You can make a film of it. But it's not the production. It's not the same thing.
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Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
What I'm trying to do now in my life - not just with the building, but with everything - is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won't just be ephemeral flashes in the pan.
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Ari Melber
American Journalist
Washington is deeply frustrating because so many of the positions that politicians hold are a product of ephemeral self-interest. They reverse themselves, for themselves, all the time.
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Sri Chinmoy
Indian Philosopher
Your heart will be shattered by sorrow if you force it to live in tomorrow's ephemeral imagination - world instead of in today's eternal reality - now.
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Julia Leigh
Australian Novelist
One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that.
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T. J. Miller
American Actor
I do comedy to give people an ephemeral escape from the tragedy that permeates everyday life.
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JR
French Artist
I should never impose an image forever. I like how ephemeral it can be.
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Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
Music is intangible and ephemeral, but it comes from the home world of the spirit, and though so fleeting, it is recognized by the spirit as a soul-speech fresh from the celestial realms, an echo from the home whence we are now exiled, and therefore it touches a cord in our being, regardless of whether we realize the true cause or not.
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Vikram Seth
Indian Novelist
Everyone sort of sees his own life and times as being ephemeral. One thinks that everything good or important that happened, happened in the past. But I think that seeing scenes that you are used to, but with the heightening effects of poetry, perhaps makes you value your life and times more than you might otherwise do.
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Yo-Yo Ma
American Musician
Sound is ephemeral, fleeting, but some sort of a physical manifestation can help you hold on to it longer in time. I'm sure of this; I've always thought the sound that you make is just the tip of the iceberg, like the person that you see physically is just the tip of the iceberg as well.
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Tony Kushner
American Playwright
So I think I'll say the obvious thing: theater is ephemeral. When a production is done, it's gone forever. You can take pictures of it. You can make a film of it. But it's not the production. It's not the same thing.
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Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
What I'm trying to do now in my life - not just with the building, but with everything - is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won't just be ephemeral flashes in the pan.
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Ari Melber
American Journalist
Washington is deeply frustrating because so many of the positions that politicians hold are a product of ephemeral self-interest. They reverse themselves, for themselves, all the time.
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Sri Chinmoy
Indian Philosopher
Your heart will be shattered by sorrow if you force it to live in tomorrow's ephemeral imagination - world instead of in today's eternal reality - now.
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Julia Leigh
Australian Novelist
One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that.
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T. J. Miller
American Actor
I do comedy to give people an ephemeral escape from the tragedy that permeates everyday life.
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JR
French Artist
I should never impose an image forever. I like how ephemeral it can be.
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