what does TRANSITORY mean?

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<p>does it mean short-lived, temporary, ephemeral, etc.
OR
something that is continually becoming something else.</p>

2

<p>Something that is continously becoming something else.</p>

<p>The former is “transient.”</p>

3

<p>thats what i thought too but dictionary.com and webster.com give it the same definition as “transient”</p>

4

<p>I think transitory carries both meanings, dependent on context. But transient doesn’t seem to carry the changing/evolving sense.</p>

5

<p>TRANSITORY
1 : tending to pass away : not persistent
2 : of brief duration : TEMPORARY <the transitory=“” nature=“” of=“” earthly=“” joy=“”>
synonym see TRANSIENT</the></p>

<p>EXPLANATION:
TRANSIENT, TRANSITORY, EPHEMERAL, MOMENTARY, FUGITIVE, FLEETING, EVANESCENT mean lasting or staying only a short time. TRANSIENT applies to what is actually short in its duration or stay <a hotel=“” catering=“” primarily=“” to=“” transient=“” guests=“”>. TRANSITORY applies to what is by its nature or essence bound to change, pass, or come to an end <fame in=“” the=“” movies=“” is=“” transitory=“”>. EPHEMERAL implies striking brevity of life or duration <many slang=“” words=“” are=“” ephemeral=“”>. MOMENTARY suggests coming and going quickly and therefore being merely a brief interruption of a more enduring state <my feelings=“” of=“” guilt=“” were=“” only=“” momentary=“”>. FUGITIVE and FLEETING imply passing so quickly as to make apprehending difficult <let a=“” fugitive=“” smile=“” flit=“” across=“” his=“” face=“”> <fleeting moments=“” of=“” joy=“”>. EVANESCENT suggests a quick vanishing and an airy or fragile quality <the story=“” has=“” an=“” evanescent=“” touch=“” of=“” whimsy=“” that=“” is=“” lost=“” in=“” translation=“”>.</the></fleeting></let></my></many></fame></a></p><a hotel=“” catering=“” primarily=“” to=“” transient=“” guests=“”>
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6

<p>wow. they’re all so similar, but so different…so hard to use in writing.</p>

7

<p>transitory and transient are virtually synonymous, look in a dictionary before posting these types of questions</p>

8

<p>someone’s a little snappy…hopefully this behavior is transient…or is it transitory? :)</p>