whilend

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adjective

Passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.

OriginMiddle English whilende ← Old English hwīlende →
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Meanings

adjectivewhilend (comparative more whilend, superlative most whilend)

comparative more whilend · superlative most whilend

  1. obsoletePassing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ephemeral

Origin

  1. Old Englishhwīlende
  2. Middle Englishwhilende
  3. Englishwhilend

From Middle English whilende, whilwende, from Old English hwīlende, hwīlwende (“transitory, temporary, temporal”), from hwīl (“time, while”) + -wende (“moving, going about, turning”, suffix), equivalent to while + wending.

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APA

whilend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whilend

MLA

“whilend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whilend. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whilend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whilend.

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