transient
Passing or disappearing with timePassing or disappearing with time; transitory.
» Love is transient.
Любовь преходяща.
Meaning
9 sensesPassing or disappearing with time; transitory.
a transient pleasure
vergänglich, vorübergehend, temporär
преходя́щийprexodjáščij, мимолётныйmimoljótnyj, недолгове́чныйnedolgovéčnyj
lasting a very short time
Remaining for only a brief time.
a transient view of a landscape
a transient disease
kurzzeitig, flüchtig, kurzlebig
вре́менныйvrémennyj
Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
kurzlebig, flüchtig, zerfallend
Unsteady, nonsteady|non-]-steady-state.
instationär
Having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
transient
Occasional; isolated; one-off
gelegentlich, isoliert, einmalig
случа́йныйslučájnyj, отде́льныйotdélʹnyj
Passing through; passing from one person to another.
Durchgangs-, durchlaufend, Ausgleichs-
Intermediate.
Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
Examples
9 sentencesLove is transient.
ruЛюбовь преходяща.
My mother's bad mood is transient.
Everything is transient and therefore sorrowful.
deAlles ist vergänglich und deshalb leidvoll.
The life of a person is a transient thing.
Art is long, life short; judgment difficult, opportunity transient.
deDie Kunst ist lang, das Leben kurz, das Urteil schwierig, die Gelegenheit flüchtig.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present participFrom Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present participle of trānsīre (“to go over, to pass”).
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Forms
more transient, most transient| Comparative | more transient Lesson |
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| Superlative | most transient Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind:transeunt
- lasting a very short time:ephemeralpassingshort-livedtransitoryfugacious
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form