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transiently
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Transiently
(gcide) | Transient \Tran"sient\, a. [L. transiens, -entis, p. pr. of
transire, transitum, to go or pass over. See Trance.]
1. 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. "Measured this
transient world." --Milton.
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2. Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view
of a landscape.
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3. Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a
transient guest; transient boarders. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Syn: Transient, Transitory, Fleeting.
Usage: Transient represents a thing as brief at the best;
transitory, as liable at any moment to pass away.
Fleeting goes further, and represents it as in the act
of taking its flight. Life is transient; its joys are
transitory; its hours are fleeting.
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What is loose love? A transient gust. --Pope
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If [we love] transitory things, which soon
decay,
Age must be loveliest at the latest day.
--Donne.
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O fleeting joys
Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster] -- Tran"sient*ly, adv. --
Tran"sient*ness, n.
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transiently
(wn) | transiently
adv 1: for a very short time; "these three pions may actually be
joined together transiently as a compound particle during
the interchange process" |
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Transiently
(gcide) | Transient \Tran"sient\, a. [L. transiens, -entis, p. pr. of
transire, transitum, to go or pass over. See Trance.]
1. 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. "Measured this
transient world." --Milton.
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2. Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view
of a landscape.
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3. Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a
transient guest; transient boarders. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Syn: Transient, Transitory, Fleeting.
Usage: Transient represents a thing as brief at the best;
transitory, as liable at any moment to pass away.
Fleeting goes further, and represents it as in the act
of taking its flight. Life is transient; its joys are
transitory; its hours are fleeting.
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What is loose love? A transient gust. --Pope
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If [we love] transitory things, which soon
decay,
Age must be loveliest at the latest day.
--Donne.
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O fleeting joys
Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster] -- Tran"sient*ly, adv. --
Tran"sient*ness, n.
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