a. | 1. | Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; |
2. | Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; | |
3. | Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; | |
n. | 1. | That which remains but for a brief time. |
Noun | 1. | transient - one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers" |
2. | transient - (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load | |
Adj. | 1. | transient - of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind Synonyms: transeunt |
2. | transient - enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" |
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