transitory
Lasting only a short timeLasting only a short time; temporary.
» The woman is the most perfect of creatures; she's a transitory creature between man and angel.
Die Frau ist das vollkommenste aller Wesen. Sie ist ein Übergangswesen zwischen Mensch und Engel.
Meaning
2 sensesLasting only a short time; temporary.
vorübergehend, flüchtig, vorbeigehend
вре́менныйvrémennyj, мимолётныйmimoljótnyj, преходящийprexodjaščij
lasting a very short time
Of an action: that may be brought in any county
Examples
3 sentencesThe woman is the most perfect of creatures; she's a transitory creature between man and angel.
deDie Frau ist das vollkommenste aller Wesen. Sie ist ein Übergangswesen zwischen Mensch und Engel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Everything is transitory.
ruВсё преходяще. — odexed
“Yes, I think I see it now,” he said after some time, brightening in a quite transitory manner.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle French transitoire, from Old French, from Latin trānsitōrius.From Middle French transitoire, from Old French, from Latin trānsitōrius.
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Forms
more transitory, most transitory| Comparative | more transitory Lesson |
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| Superlative | most transitory Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
24 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form