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Definition of ephemeral

"ephemeral" in the noun sense

1. ephemeron, ephemeral

anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form

"ephemeral" in the adjective sense

1. ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious

lasting a very short time

"the ephemeral joys of childhood"

"a passing fancy"

"youth's transient beauty"

"love is transitory but it is eternal"

"fugacious blossoms"

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Quotations for ephemeral

Beauty deceives women in making them establish on an ephemeral power the pretensions of a whole life. [ Bignicourt ]

O youth! ephemeral song, eternal canticle! The world may end, the heavens fall, yet loving voices would still find an echo in the ruins of the universe! [ Jules Janin ]

Genius, indeed, melts many ages into one, and thus effects something permanent, yet still with a similarity of office to that of the more ephemeral writer. A work of genius is but the newspaper of a century, or perchance of a hundred centuries. [ Hawthorne ]

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ephemeral in Scrabble®

The word ephemeral is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

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ephemeral in Words With Friends™

The word ephemeral is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

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Words within the letters of ephemeral

2 letter words in ephemeral (14 words)

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3 letter words in ephemeral (25 words)

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4 letter words in ephemeral (40 words)

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5 letter words in ephemeral (16 words)

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6 letter words in ephemeral (13 words)

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8 letter words in ephemeral (1 word)

ephemera

9 letter words in ephemeral (1 word)

ephemeral

ephemeral + 2 blanks (3 words)

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Words containing the sequence ephemeral

Words that start with ephemeral (3 words)

ephemeralephemerallyephemeralness

Words with ephemeral in them (1 word)

ephemeral

Words that end with ephemeral (1 word)

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Word Growth involving ephemeral

Shorter words in ephemeral

era ephemera

em hem heme ephemera

he hem heme ephemera

me heme ephemera

Longer words containing ephemeral

ephemerally

ephemeralness