Associations to the word «Ephemeral»
Noun
- Wetland
- Eternal
- Habitat
- Pool
- Nature
- Existence
- Fugitive
- Westphalia
- Spring
- Gully
- Encryption
- Drainage
- Stream
- Orr
- Pond
- Swamp
- Runoff
- Sediment
- Duchy
- Shallow
- Wadi
- Erosion
- Rapidity
- Mortal
- Vegetation
- Installation
- Decoration
- Evaporation
- Groundwater
- Salamander
- Flow
- Basin
- Sculpture
- Botswana
- Creek
- Lake
- Drain
- Shrimp
- Woodland
- Flood
- Sand
- Duration
- Allusion
- Frog
- Material
- Sandstone
- Flower
- Secrecy
- Deposit
- Insect
- Waterfall
- Estuary
- Falling
- Ditch
- Tributary
- Wash
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
EPHEMERAL, noun. Something which lasts for a short period of time.
EPHEMERAL, adjective. Lasting for a short period of time.
EPHEMERAL, adjective. (biology) Existing for only one day, as with some flowers, insects, and diseases.
EPHEMERAL, adjective. (geology) (of a body of water) Usually dry, but filling with water for brief periods during and after precipitation.
EPHEMERAL LAKE, noun. (geology) A lake that is ephemeral; that is, a lake that is usually dry, but that fills with water for brief periods during and after rainfall or other precipitation.
EPHEMERAL LAKES, noun. Plural of ephemeral lake
Dictionary definition
EPHEMERAL, noun. Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form.
EPHEMERAL, adjective. 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".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.