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transient

tran·sient
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tran-shuh nt, -zhuh nt, -zee-uh nt]
    • /ˈtræn ʃənt, -ʒənt, -zi ənt/
    • /ˈtræn.zi.ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tran-shuh nt, -zhuh nt, -zee-uh nt]
    • /ˈtræn ʃənt, -ʒənt, -zi ənt/

Definitions of transient word

  • adjective transient not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory. 1
  • adjective transient lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority. 1
  • adjective transient staying only a short time: the transient guests at a hotel. 1
  • adjective transient Philosophy. transeunt. 1
  • noun transient a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like. 1
  • noun transient Mathematics. a function that tends to zero as the independent variable tends to infinity. a solution, especially of a differential equation, having this property. 1
See all 22 definitions of transient

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Origin of transient

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin transi(ēns) (nominative singular), present participle of transīre to pass by, literally, go across + -ent; see transeunt

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Parts of speech for Transient

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Transient

transient popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for transient

adj transient

  • band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
  • bipedal — having two feet
  • bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
  • creatural — of, relating to, or of the nature of a creature.
  • deciduous — A deciduous tree or bush is one that loses its leaves in the autumn every year.

noun transient

  • bedfellow — You refer to two things or people as bedfellows when they have become associated or related in some way.
  • bindle — a small bundle of possessions carried by a homeless person
  • bolter — an outsider in a contest or race
  • bum — Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
  • dodger — a person who dodges.

adjective transient

  • elusive — Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
  • elusory — That tends to elude.
  • emigrating — Present participle of emigrate.
  • ephemeral — An ephemeral plant.
  • evanescent — Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
All 54 Synonyms of transient

Antonyms for transient

adj transient

  • abiding — An abiding feeling, memory, or interest is one that you have for a very long time.
  • aeonian — everlasting
  • all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
  • around the clock — continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner.
  • around-the-clock — all day and all night

adjective transient

  • endless — Having or seeming to have no end or limit.
  • eternal — Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.
  • everlasting — Lasting forever or for a very long time.
  • imperishable — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
  • interminate — Without end or limit; boundless; infinite.
All 28 Antonyms of transient

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