transitory
adjective/ˈtrænzətri/
/ˈtrænzətɔːri/
(formal)- continuing for only a short time synonym fleeting, temporary
- the transitory nature of his happiness
- These feelings of resentment tend to be transitory.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTransitory is used with these nouns:- nature
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French transitoire, from Christian Latin transitorius, from transit- ‘gone across’, from transire ‘go across’.Definitions on the go
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