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Transitory Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ory

Transitory has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

lasting a very short time

"the ephemeral joys of childhood"

"a passing fancy"

"youth's transient beauty"

"love is transitory but it is eternal"

"fugacious blossoms"

2

Lasting only a short time; temporary.

Example Sentences
"the ephemeral joys of childhood" adjective
"a passing fancy" adjective
"youth's transient beauty" adjective
"love is transitory but it is eternal" adjective
"fugacious blossoms" adjective
See Also
ephemeralness transitoriness bulbus cordis short transitorily ephemera temporary lasting
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ory cory rory sory lory dory gory jory pory frory flory emory atory glory chory story moory amory armory memory
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