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    transitory
    /ˈtranzɪt(ə)ri/

    adjective

    • 1. not permanent: "transitory periods of medieval greatness"

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  2. adjective. formal uk / ˈtræn.zɪ.t ə r.i / us / ˈtræn.sə.tɔːr.i / Add to word list. lasting for only a short time: the transitory nature of life. Synonyms. brief (SHORT IN TIME) ephemeral. evanescent formal. fleeting. fugitive (TEMPORARY) formal. momentary. passing. short-lived. transient formal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.

  3. The meaning of TRANSITORY is of brief duration : temporary. How to use transitory in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Transitory.

  4. Transitory definition: not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal.. See examples of TRANSITORY used in a sentence.

  5. If something is fleeting or lasts a short time, it is transitory. Your boss declared the company's restructuring to be transitory, and promised that the company would emerge stronger and better than ever.

  6. adjective. If you say that something is transitory, you mean that it lasts only for a short time. Most teenage romances are transitory. ...a sad reminder of the transitory nature of political success. Synonyms: short-lived, short, passing, brief More Synonyms of transitory. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  7. Definition of transitory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary: "the disorder of his life: the succession of cities, of transitory loves" (Carson McCullers).

  9. lasting only for a short time: the transitory nature of life. (Definition of transitory from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  10. Transitory definition: Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary.

  11. A complete guide to the word "TRANSITORY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.