· anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
Synonym(s): ephemeron
Hypernym(s): insect
· 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"
Synonym(s): passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious