# ephemeral

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C2 (Proficient)
- **Part of speech:** adjective
- **Pronunciation:** /ɪˈfemərəl/
- **English:** lasting for a very short time
- **Persian:** زودگذر

## Example

> Fame can be ephemeral.
> شهرت می‌تواند زودگذر باشد.

## Synonyms

fleeting, transient

## Opposites

permanent, lasting

## Common phrases

- ephemeral pleasure
- ephemeral beauty
- ephemeral nature

## Related words

- [subsequent](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/subsequent): coming after something else in time (C1)
- [delay](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/delay): a time when something happens later than planned (B1)
- [early](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/early): before the usual or expected time (A2)
- [late](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/late): after the usual or expected time (A2)
- [always](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/always): at all times; every time (A2)
- [never](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/never): at no time; not ever (A2)
- [sometimes](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/sometimes): on some occasions but not always (A2)
- [often](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/often): many times; frequently (A2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/ephemeral