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ephemeralness

ephemeralness noun: the quality of being ephemeral or transitory.

Noun

ephemeralness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being ephemeral or transitory.
    • Material culture researchers have often failed to acknowledge the ephemeralness of much of their data.1985, Thomas J. Schlereth, "Material Culture Research and Historical Explanation." The Public Historian, vol. 7, no. 4 (Autumn), pp. 21-23

Synonyms of ephemeralness

Origin of ephemeralness

From ephemeral + -ness.

Questions about ephemeralness

What does ephemeralness mean?
Ephemeralness means the quality of being ephemeral or transitory.
What part of speech is ephemeralness?
Ephemeralness is a noun.

Words near ephemeralness in the dictionary

  1. ephemeralize
  2. ephemeralized
  3. ephemeralizes
  4. ephemeralizing
  5. ephemerally
  6. ephemeralness
  7. ephemerals
  8. ephemeran
  9. ephemerans
  10. ephemeras
  11. ephemerellid

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