ephemeral Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
    ephemeron.
  2. adjective satellite lasting a very short time
    short-lived; transitory; transient; fugacious; passing.
    • the ephemeral joys of childhood
    • a passing fancy
    • youth's transient beauty
    • love is transitory but it is eternal
    • fugacious blossoms

WordNet

E*phem"er*al adjective
Definitions
  1. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.
  2. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only. "Ephemeral popularity." V. Knox.
    Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal, efficacy. Sir J. Stephen.
E*phem"er*al noun
Definitions
  1. Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.

Webster 1913