ephemeralness

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noun

The quality of being ephemeral or transitory.

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Meanings

nounephemeralness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being ephemeral or transitory.

    Material culture researchers have often failed to acknowledge the ephemeralness of much of their data.

    1985, Thomas J. Schlereth, "Material Culture Research and Historical Explanation." The Public Historian, vol. 7, no. 4 (Autumn), pp. 21-23

    Synonyms: ephemerality, impermanence, transiency

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being ephemeral or transitory.

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ephemeralityimpermanencetransiency

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe property of lasting for a very short time

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ephemeralityfleetingness
Broader
transiencetransiencytransitoriness
Also see
ephemeralityfleetingnessimpermanencetemporarinesstransiencetransientness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ephemeral + -ness.

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APA

ephemeralness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephemeralness

MLA

“ephemeralness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephemeralness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ephemeralness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephemeralness.

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