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transient

/'tr/&/n/S//@/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind

    adj.all

    Synonyms transeunt
    Antonyms immanent subjective

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, <i>transient</i> pleasure.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. one who stays for only a short time

    noun.person

    Examples
    Transient laborers.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load

    noun.event

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. That which remains but for a brief time.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. lasting a very short time

    adj.all

    Examples
    Youth's transient beauty.
    Synonyms ephemeral fugacious passing short-lived transitory

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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