transitory
/ˈtɹæn.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Lasting only a short time; temporary.
adj
Of an action: that may be brought in any county
Example Sentences
- "Secondly, That the Materials being very tranſitory, have ſuffered much from Inclemencies of Air, eſpecially in theſe North-Weſt Regions."
- "Quite unconscious of the demonstrations of their amorous neighbour, or their effects upon the susceptible bosom of her mama, Kate Nickleby had, by this time begun to enjoy a settled feeling of tranquillity and happiness, to which, even in occasional and transitory glimpses, she had long been a stranger."
- "For a moment she paused by the taxi-stand and watched them—wondering that but a few years before she had been of their number, ever setting out for a radiant Somewhere, always just about to have that ultimate passionate adventure for which the girls' cloaks were delicate and beautifully furred, for which their cheeks were painted and their hearts higher than the transitory dome of pleasure that would engulf them, coiffure, cloak, and all."
- "in transitory actions, for injuries that might have happened anywhere"
Etymology
From Middle French transitoire, from Old French, from Latin trānsitōrius.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɹæn.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/
- British English: /ˈtɹæn.zɪ.t(ə)ɹɪ/
Inflected Forms
more transitory (comparative)
most transitory (superlative)