Ephemeral
English Meaning
Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.
- Lasting for a markedly brief time: "There remain some truths too ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a court transcript” ( Irving R. Kaufman).
- Living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do.
- A markedly short-lived thing.