Definitions for transitory
ˈtræn sɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -zɪ-tran·si·to·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugaciousadjective

   lasting a very short time

   "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. transitoryadjective

   Lasting only a short time; temporary.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TRANSITORYnoun

   Continuing but a short time; speedily vanishing.

   Etymology: transitoire, Fr. transitorius, from transeo, Latin.

   If we love things have sought; age is a thing
   Which we are fifty years in compassing:
   If transitory things, which soon decay,
   Age must be loveliest at the latest day. John Donne.

   Religion prefers those pleasures which flow from the presence of God evermore, infinitely before the transitory pleasures of this world. John Tillotson, Sermons.

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1. transitory

   Transitory refers to something that is temporary, brief, short-lived, or not permanent. It signifies a condition, state, or occurrence that lasts for a very short time or changes quickly.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Transitoryadjective

   continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent

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1. Transitory

   lasting for a short time only.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of transitory in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of transitory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of transitory in a Sentence

1. Mark Luschini:

   This is just some counter-trend correction in the dollar and is transitory.

2. John Hardy:

   Everybody is just really uncertain on the transitory inflation narrative, it feels like we need to get three more months of data before we can really get a grip on this market.

3. Will Compernolle:

   Each big inflation report for the next several months will test the Fed’s approach to seeing through these issues it promises to be transitory.

4. Justin Wolfers:

   I do think it more likely that the bad news on inflation is more transitory than the good news on jobs, and if you went back two years ago and offered me the choice of whether to risk somewhat overheating the economy, as we did this time, or undershooting and creating a long, slow, tepid recovery, as we did in 2008, I would have chosen the risk of overheating.

5. Leo Grohowski:

   Inflation fears should dissipate a bit as growth worries come into play because of The Delta variant. I think The Fed will be proven to be correct about inflation as being largely transitory.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=transitory
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Transitory
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=transitory
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transitory
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=transitory