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- [tran-si-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -zi-]
- /ˈtræn sɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -zɪ-/
- /ˈtræn.zɪ.tər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tran-si-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -zi-]
- /ˈtræn sɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -zɪ-/
Definitions of transitory word
- adjective transitory not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal. 1
- adjective transitory lasting only a short time; brief; short-lived; temporary. 1
- adjective transitory fleeting, temporary 1
- adjective transitory If you say that something is transitory, you mean that it lasts only for a short time. 0
- adjective transitory of short duration; transient or ephemeral 0
- adjective transitory of a passing nature; not enduring or permanent; temporary, fleeting, or ephemeral; transient 0
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Origin of transitory
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English transitorie < Late Latin trānsitōrius fleeting (see transit, -tory1); replacing Middle English transitoire < Middle French < Late Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Transitory
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
transitory popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
transitory usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for transitory
adj transitory
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- deciduous — A deciduous tree or bush is one that loses its leaves in the autumn every year.
- flasher — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- fleeting — swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- for the time being — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
adjective transitory
- elusive — Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
- elusory — That tends to elude.
- ephemeral — An ephemeral plant.
- flitting — to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
- fugacious — fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
Antonyms for transitory
adj transitory
- inalienable — not transferable to another or not capable of being taken away or denied; not alienable: inalienable rights, freedoms, and liberties; an inalienable territory; inalienable principles and values.
adjective transitory
- nonnegotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
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