"ephemerality" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-ephemerality.oga [General-American] Forms: ephemeralities [plural]
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  1. (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (state or condition of being ephemeral): ephemeralness
    Sense id: en-ephemerality-en-noun-RQDwTMPw Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 96 4 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'state or condition of being ephemeral': 76 24
  2. (countable) Something that is ephemeral. Tags: countable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: evanescence, impermanence, transience, transiency, volatility

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