Definition of Ephemeral

Ephemeral

Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.

Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only.

Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.

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Ephemeral Quotations

What I'm trying to do now in my life - not just with the building, but with everything - is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won't just be ephemeral flashes in the pan.
Sylvester Stallone

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.
Denis Diderot

True nostalgia is an ephemeral composition of disjointed memories.
Florence King

I made enough money to buy a house. That's crazy, but fame proved ephemeral.
Moon Unit Zappa

No matter how ephemeral it is, a novel is something, while despair is nothing.
Mario Vargas Llosa

I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.
Maggie Smith

Never can the innate power of a work be hidden or locked away. A work of art can be forgotten by time; it can be forbidden and rejected but the elemental will always prevail over the ephemeral.
Stefan Zweig

Substance is enduring, form is ephemeral.
Dee Hock

Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker.
Mary Douglas

Film is an illusion. Fame is ephemeral. Faith and family are what endure.
Emilio Estevez

Yet I've discovered that how I look is not a function of anything as ephemeral as my hair.
Judith Light

Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which makes it difficult to relax.
Eva Green

So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories.
John Williams

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Ephemeral Translations

ephemeral in French is fugitif
ephemeral in Italian is volatile

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