C2adjectiveformalartsnature
US/ɪˈfem.ər.əl/
UK/ɪˈfem.ər.əl/
lasting for only a very short time
In context
Fame on social media is often ephemeral; next week, nobody remembers you.
The artist makes ephemeral sculptures out of ice and sand.
Cherry blossoms are loved in Japan partly because their beauty is so ephemeral.
Words that go with ephemeral
adjective + noun
- ephemeral naturePhotographs help us hold on to the ephemeral nature of childhood.
- ephemeral artSand mandalas are a form of ephemeral art.
- ephemeral beautyPhotographers chase the ephemeral beauty of the sunrise.
- ephemeral pleasuresShopping offers only ephemeral pleasures.
- ephemeral contentStories that disappear after a day are a kind of ephemeral content.