ephemeral

ephemeral is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.
2. adjective. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only.
3. noun. Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.
4. noun. anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form

   Synonyms: ephemeron

5. adjective. lasting a very short time

   "the ephemeral joys of childhood"

   "a passing fancy"

   Synonyms: fugacious, passing, transient, transitory

Synonyms

ephemeron, fugacious, passing, transient, transitory

Common word forms

ephemerals, ephemerally, ephemerality, ephemeralness

Words from these letters

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