There are two worlds: one immediately perceptible to the senses, world of appearances, ephemeral shadow of a more concealed one, accessible only through the reason; this is the true and eternal world.
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Ephemeral
/ɛˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/
Synonyms for "ephemeral" (107 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (32)
evergreenfadingfickleflash in the panfleetingflittingfly-by-nightflyingfragilefrailfugaciousfugitivefungushalf-hardyhardyimmaterialimperceptibleimpermanentimpetuousimpulsive
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Noun(1 words)
fashion trends
Verb(1 words)
Related words (53)
meteoricmomentarymortalmutablenondurablenonpermanentpassingperennialperishableplantseedlingshortshort livedshort-livedsmokesubject to deathtemporaltemporarytransienttransitive
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Adjective(13 words)
Adjective(10 words)
passingshort lifetemporarytemporary lonelinesstranseunttransient aestheticstransitorytrendyunstorablevoguish
Noun(2 words)
short livedvanishing
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13 total sentences available.
Love's pleasure is ephemeral; regret eternal.
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Mayflies are ephemeral. As adults they live but a day. Sometimes it's a rainy day.
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What is eternal in nature when everything is so ephemeral?
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