Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temporarily

/ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: tem-po-rar-ily
IPA: /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

For a limited period of time; not permanently.

Example Sentences

"Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]"
"The committee also decided that the remains of President Chiang will be entombed temporarily by Tzu Lake, at Tahsi township of Taoyuan County in northern Taiwan, and will be buried on the mainland after it is recovered."
"The New York Post also temporarily took down and then revised and republished an article about the Fox reporter’s exchange with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday."

Etymology

Etymology tree English temporary Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English temporarily From temporary + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/
British English: /ˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)ɪli/

Phrases

temporarily able-bodied temporarily embarrassed millionaire

Frequently Paired Words

ephemeral moment transience

Synonyms

ephemerally fleetingly transiently awhile briefly flickeringly for a minute momentarily momently summarily temporarily ad interim

Antonyms

continuously durably long permanently forever for the long haul

Rhymes With

necessarily primarily voluntarily extraordinarily ordinarily momentarily militarily merrily customarily secondarily warily wearily

Questions

How do you pronounce temporarily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/.
What does temporarily mean?: For a limited period of time; not permanently.
Where does temporarily come from?: Etymology tree English temporary Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English temporarily From temporary + -ly.

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