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" (94 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (28)
Related words (47)
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11 entrieshas context
2 entrieshas property
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
106 translations across 41 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- անցողիկ adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- վաղանցիկ adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Belarusian
4 entries- мімалётны adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- мінучы adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- недаўгавечны adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- эфемерны adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Brazilian Portuguese
1 entries- efêmero adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Bulgarian
3 entries- еднодневен adj (existing for only one day)
- краткотраен adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- мимолетен adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Catalan
2 entries- efímer adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- efímer adj (existing for only one day)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 一時嘅 /一时嘅 adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- 短暫嘅 /短暂嘅 adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 一時的 /一时的 adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- 昙花一现的 adj (existing for only one day)
- 朝生暮死的 adj (existing for only one day)
- 短暫的 /短暂的 adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Czech
3 entries- dočasný adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- efemerní adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- krátkodobý adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Danish
3 entries- døgnflue adj (existing for only one day)
- kortlivet adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- midlertidig adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Dutch
4 entries- eendaags adj (existing for only one day)
- eendags adj (existing for only one day)
- kortstondig adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- vergankelijk adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Esperanto
1 entries- efemera momenta adj (lasting for a short period of time)
European Portuguese
1 entries- efémero adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Finnish
4 entries- hetkellinen adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- lyhytaikainen adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- ohimenevä adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- päivä adj (existing for only one day)
French
1 entries- éphémère adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Galician
1 entries- efémero adj (lasting for a short period of time)
German
4 entries- Eintags adj (existing for only one day)
- ephemer adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- flüchtig adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- kurzlebig adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Greek
2 entries- εφήμερος adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- εφήμερος adj (existing for only one day)
Hebrew
1 entries- בֶּן חֲלוֹף adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Hindi
1 entries- क्षणभंगुर adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Hungarian
4 entries- efemer adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- kérészéletű adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- röpke adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- tiszavirág-életű adj (existing for only one day)
Icelandic
4 entries- dægurlangur adj (existing for only one day)
- hverfull adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- skammlífur adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- skammvinnur adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Indonesian
1 entries- fana adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Irish
2 entries- breacshaolach adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- gearrshaolach adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Italian
4 entries- effimero adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- fugace adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- fuggevole adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- passeggero adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Japanese
3 entries- はかない adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- 束の間の adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- 泡沫 adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Korean
1 entries- 재지 않는 adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Macedonian
2 entries- едно́дневен adj (existing for only one day)
- кратко́траен adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Māori
2 entries- rangitahi adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- rangitahi adj (existing for only one day)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- demkî adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Norwegian
1 entries- kortvarig adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Occitan
1 entries- efemèr adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Polish
3 entries- efemeryczny adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- efemeryczny adj (existing for only one day)
- ulotny adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Romanian
3 entries- efemer adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- efemer adj (existing for only one day)
- trecător adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Russian
4 entries- мимолётный adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- недолговечный adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- непродолжительный adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- однодневный adj (existing for only one day)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- krȁtkotrājan adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- prìvremen adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- ȅfemēran adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- ȅfemēran adj (existing for only one day)
Slovene
2 entries- kratkotrajen adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- začasen adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Spanish
1 entries- efímero adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Swedish
4 entries- efemär adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- flyktig adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- förgänglig adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- kortlivad adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Turkish
1 entries- efemera adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ефемерний adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- одноденний adj (existing for only one day)
- швидкоплинний adj (lasting for a short period of time)
Welsh
3 entries- byrhoedlog adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- undydd adj (lasting for a short period of time)
- undydd adj (existing for only one day)
Sample sentences
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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