temporary

temporary is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 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 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief.
2. noun. a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

   Synonyms: temp

3. adjective. lacking continuity or regularity

   "an irregular worker"

   "employed on a temporary basis"

   Synonyms: irregular

4. adjective. not permanent; not lasting- James Thurber

   "politics is an impermanent factor of life"

   "impermanent palm cottages"

   Synonyms: impermanent

Synonyms

temp, irregular, impermanent

Common word forms

temporaries, temporarily

Words from these letters

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