transitory C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtrænsɪtɔri/ UK /ˈtrænzɪt(ə)ri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not permanent; lasting only a brief while Fame, he reminded himself, is a transitory and fickle thing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not permanent; lasting only... transienttemporaryfleetingephemeralpassingmomentaryimpermanentshort-lived ↔ Opposites permanentlastingenduringperpetualeternal Word family Derived forms transitorilytransitoriness Related forms transittransitiontransient Etymology AI details From Late Latin trānsitōrius ('passing'), from trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go'). trānsitōrius Latin trāns Latin īre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # transitory **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtrænsɪtɔri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtrænzɪt(ə)ri/ ## Meanings 1. not permanent; lasting only a brief while ## Examples - Fame, he reminded himself, is a transitory and fickle thing. ## Synonyms - transient - temporary - fleeting - ephemeral - passing - momentary - impermanent - short-lived ## Antonyms - permanent - lasting - enduring - perpetual - eternal ## Derived Forms - transitorily - transitoriness ## Related Forms - transit - transition - transient ## Roots and Affixes - Root: trānsitōrius - Root: trāns - Root: īre ## Etymology From Late Latin trānsitōrius ('passing'), from trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go'). ## AI Etymology Transitory is from Late Latin trānsitōrius ('passing'), from trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go'). Important recorded forms include trānsitōrius (Latin), trāns (Latin), and īre (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers not permanent; lasting only a brief while. The wider family includes derived forms such as transitorily and transitoriness and related words such as transit, transition, and transient. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown