ephemerally

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈfɛmərəli/ UK /ɪˈfɛmərəli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a way that lasts for a very short time

The mayflies danced ephemerally above the pond for a single evening.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a way that lasts for a... fleetingly transiently momentarily briefly temporarilyevanescently

Opposites

permanently enduringly perpetually lastingly

Word family

Related forms ephemeral ephemera ephemeron

Etymology

From ephemeral + -ly; ephemeral from Ancient Greek ephḗmeros ('lasting only a day'), from epi- ('on') + hēmera ('day').

ἐφήμερος Ancient Greek ἡμέρα Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# ephemerally

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈfɛmərəli/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈfɛmərəli/

## Meanings
1. in a way that lasts for a very short time

## Examples
- The mayflies danced ephemerally above the pond for a single evening.

## Synonyms
- fleetingly
- transiently
- momentarily
- briefly
- temporarily
- evanescently

## Antonyms
- permanently
- enduringly
- perpetually
- lastingly

## Related Forms
- ephemeral
- ephemera
- ephemeron

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ἐφήμερος
- Root: ἡμέρα

## Etymology
From ephemeral + -ly; ephemeral from Ancient Greek ephḗmeros ('lasting only a day'), from epi- ('on') + hēmera ('day').

## AI Etymology
Ephemerally is from ephemeral + -ly; ephemeral from Ancient Greek ephḗmeros ('lasting only a day'), from epi- ('on') + hēmera ('day'). Important recorded forms include ἐφήμερος (Ancient Greek) and ἡμέρα (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in a way that lasts for a very short time. The wider family includes related words such as ephemeral, ephemera, and ephemeron.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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