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. Judge Nicholas Hamblen:

   You would need to be satisfied that any involvement was not minimal or merely transitory, but something which establishes significant involvement in the continuing conspiracy.

2. Stuart Cole:

   Going forward, the big question is just how long can the Fed maintain its dovish stance in opposition to the markets, particularly if companies begin raising wages to encourage unemployed labor back into the workforce, in turn driving a large hole in the Fed’s transitory inflation argument.

3. Adolfo Laurenti:

   The Fed will see this (yuan devaluation) as a transitory factor, but we are well aware that the inflation target set by the central bank has been missed for more than three years, which is the reason why some voting members would be comfortable to further delay hiking rates.

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. Art Hogan:

   Atlanta Fed is pretty locked in regarding a hike next week and any fall in commodity prices will be seen as transitory factors.

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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