Ephemeral is a flower that blooms for one day.
An example of ephemeral is a plant blossom that only lasts one day.
- lasting only one day
- short-lived; transitory: ephemeral glory
Origin of ephemeralfrom Classical Greek eph?meros (see ephemeron) + -al
- Lasting for a markedly brief time: “There remain some truths too ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a court transcript” ( Irving R. Kaufman )
- Having a short lifespan or a short annual period of aboveground growth. Used especially of plants.
Origin of ephemeralFrom Greek ephēmeros ep-, epi- epi- hēmerā day
- e·phem′er·al′i·ty e·phem′er·al·ness
(comparative more ephemeral, superlative most ephemeral)
From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephēmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephemerios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), from ἐπί (epi, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēmera, “day”).