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   Tran·sient

   /ˈtran(t)SHənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. lasting only for a short time; impermanent: "a transient cold spell"
   • ▪ staying or working in a place for only a short time: "the transient nature of the labor force in catering"

   noun

   • 1. a person who is staying or working in a place for only a short time.
   • 2. a momentary variation in current, voltage, or frequency.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin transient- ‘going across’, from the verb transire, from trans- ‘across’ + ire ‘go’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transiently adverb

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   What does transient mean?

   • Transient is used to describe a situation that lasts only a short time or is constantly changing. ...the transient nature of high fashion. Transients are people who stay in a place for only a short time and then move somewhere else. ...a dormitory for transients. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1.

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   What does a transient episode of dizziness mean?

   • You may occasionally experience a transient episode of dizziness or weakness, which vanishes without a trace. As a noun, transient means a person who passes through a place, staying only briefly. transient, transitory, ephemeral, momentary, fugitive, fleeting, evanescent mean lasting or staying only a short time.

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   What is a transient person?

   • not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory. transient authority. the transient guests at a hotel. Philosophy. transeunt. a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like. Mathematics. a function that tends to zero as the independent variable tends to infinity.

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   What is the difference between transient and transitory?

   • transient applies to what is actually short in its duration or stay. transitory applies to what is by its nature or essence bound to change, pass, or come to an end. ephemeral implies striking brevity of life or duration. momentary suggests coming and going quickly and therefore being merely a brief interruption of a more enduring state.

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   adjective. not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory. lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority. Synonyms: evanescent, fugitive, flying, fleeting. Antonyms: permanent. staying only a short time: the transient guests at a hotel. Philosophy. transeunt. noun.

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   Transient means lasting for only a short time or someone who lives only temporarily in a place. Learn more about the word, its usage, and related terms from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Definitions of transient. adjective. lasting a very short time. “youth's transient beauty” synonyms: ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transitory. impermanent, temporary. not permanent; not lasting. adjective. remaining or working in a place for only a brief time. noun. one who stays for only a short time. “ transient laborers” see more.

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    5 days ago · Transient means lasting only a short time or changing constantly. It can be an adjective, a noun, or a mathematical term. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and origin.