transiently C2+ Topic:Time US /ˈtrænʃəntli/ UK /ˈtrænziəntli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a way that lasts only a short time The fever flared transiently and was gone by morning. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that lasts only a... temporarilybrieflyfleetinglymomentarilyephemerally ↔ Opposites permanentlylastinglyenduringly Word family Related forms transienttransiencetransitory Etymology AI details From transient + -ly; transient is from Latin trānsiēns ('going across'), present participle of trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go'). trānsīre Latin īre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # transiently **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈtrænʃəntli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtrænziəntli/ ## Meanings 1. in a way that lasts only a short time ## Examples - The fever flared transiently and was gone by morning. ## Synonyms - temporarily - briefly - fleetingly - momentarily - ephemerally ## Antonyms - permanently - lastingly - enduringly ## Related Forms - transient - transience - transitory ## Roots and Affixes - Root: trānsīre - Root: īre ## Etymology From transient + -ly; transient is from Latin trānsiēns ('going across'), present participle of trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go'). ## AI Etymology Transiently is from transient + -ly; transient is from Latin trānsiēns ('going across'), present participle of trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go'). Important recorded forms include trānsīre (Latin) and īre (Latin). 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 only a short time. The wider family includes related words such as transient, transience, and transitory. ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown