1853, James Stephen, Lecture on the right use of Books sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal, efficacy.1821-1822, Vicesimus Knox, Remarks on the tendency of certain Clauses in a Bill now pending in Parliament to degrade Grammar Schools Esteem, lasting esteem, the esteem of good men, like himself, will be his reward, when the gale of ephemeral popularity shall have gradually subsided.Synonyms: temporary, transitory, fleeting, evanescent, momentary, short-lived, short, volatile see also Thesaurus: ephemeral Antonyms: permanent, eternal, everlasting, timeless Synonym: ephemeronĮphemeral ( comparative more ephemeral, superlative most ephemeral) Something which lasts for a short period of time.Merriam, 1913.įrom New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος ( ephḗmeros ), the more common form of ἐφημέριος ( ephēmérios, “ of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary ” ), from ἐπί ( epí, “ on ” ) + ἡμέρα ( hēméra, “ day ” ). ethereal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G.( to do with ether ) : ethereous, etheric, etherical.( delicate, light and airy ) : gossamer See also Thesaurus:fragile.( consisting of ether ) : ethereous See also Thesaurus:gaseous, Thesaurus:insubstantial, or Thesaurus:subtle.( pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air ) : aereous, mystical, transcendental See also Thesaurus:cosmic.
Consisting of ether hence, exceedingly light or airy tenuous spiritlike characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.I trust that we shall be more imaginative, that our thoughts will be clearer, fresher, and more ethereal, as our sky, Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere celestial otherworldly.
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