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Synonyms for transient in English

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transient:
- evanescent; transient; perishing; volatile; transitory; temporary; fleeting; passing; momentary; perfunctory; superficial; of short duration; brief; close; casual; current; empty; null; short; informal; cursory; transeunt; ephemeral; short-lived; fugacious
- transient

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Detailed Synonyms for transient in English

transient:

transient adj

transient
evanescent; transient; perishing; volatile; transitory; temporary; fleeting; passing; momentary; perfunctory; superficial; of short duration; brief; close; casual; current; empty; null; short; informal; cursory
- evanescent adj
- transient adj
- perishing adj
- volatile adj
- transitory adj
- temporary adj
- fleeting adj
- passing adj
- momentary adj
- perfunctory adj
- superficial adj
- of short duration adj
- brief adj
- close adj
- casual adj
- current adj
- empty adj
- null adj
- short adj
- informal adj
- cursory adj
transient

– of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind ¹
transient; transeunt
– of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind ¹
- transient adj
- transeunt adj
transient

– lasting a very short time ¹
transient; transitory; passing; ephemeral; short-lived; fugacious
– lasting a very short time ¹
- transient adj
  - youth's transient beauty¹
- transitory adj
  - love is transitory but it is eternal¹
- passing adj
  - a passing fancy¹
- ephemeral adj
  - the ephemeral joys of childhood¹
- short-lived adj
- fugacious adj
  - fugacious blossoms¹

transient [the ~] noun

the transient

– (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load ¹
the transient
– (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load ¹
- transient [the ~] noun
the transient

– one who stays for only a short time ¹
the transient
– one who stays for only a short time ¹
- transient [the ~] noun
  - transient laborers¹

Related Words for "transient":

transiently

Alternate Synonyms for "transient":

transeunt
ephemeral; passing; short-lived; transitory; fugacious; impermanent; temporary
traveler; traveller
oscillation; vibration

Antonyms for "transient":

immanent

Related Definitions for "transient":

of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind¹
lasting a very short time¹
- youth's transient beauty¹
(physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load¹
one who stays for only a short time¹
- transient laborers¹

Related Synonyms for transient

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