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ih-FEM-uh-rul · adjective

ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time.

Where the word comes from

From Greek ephēmeros, “lasting only a day,” from epi- (“for”) and hēmera (“day”).

In a sentence

“The ephemeral frost vanished as soon as sunlight reached the grass.”

Check the word history

Merriam-Webster dictionary entry for ephemeral