Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ephemerality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: ephemer-al-i-ty
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.

Uncountable

noun

Something that is ephemeral.

Countable

Example Sentences

"But in that quest, we sometimes lose sight of a central tenet: Nature’s ephemerality makes it all the more enchanting."
"So, too, the multiplication of bathrooms and the over-expenditure on broadly paved motor roads, and above all, the massive collective concentration on glib ephemeralities of all kinds, performed with supreme technical audacity."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ephemeral Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English ephemerality From ephemeral + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ephemeralities (plural)

Synonyms

ephemeralness evanescence impermanence transience transiency volatility fleetingness

Questions

What does ephemerality mean?: The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
Where does ephemerality come from?: Etymology tree English ephemeral Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English ephemerality From ephemeral + -ity.

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