TRANSIENT
\tɹˈansi͡ənt], \tɹˈansiənt], \t_ɹ_ˈa_n_s_iə_n_t]\
Definitions of TRANSIENT
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure.
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Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view of a landscape.
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Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders.
By Oddity Software
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Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure.
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Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view of a landscape.
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Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders.
By Noah Webster.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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