ephemerality

noun

ephem·​er·​al·​i·​ty i-ˌfe-mə-ˈra-lə-tē 

-ˌfē-

plural ephemeralities

1

ephemeralities plural : ephemeral things

2

: the quality or state of being ephemeral

Synonyms of ephemerality

• transience
• shortness
• impermanence
• temporariness
• evanescence
• transitoriness
• fleetingness
• transiency
• impermanency
• momentariness

Examples of ephemerality in a Sentence

a poem about the ephemerality of beauty

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a certain catch-as-catch-can ephemerality to this work, which tends to appear for quick two- or three-day engagements, sometimes in familiar places—Lincoln Center’s dizzying Festival of Firsts (in the David Rubenstein Atrium, through Oct. 23), for instance—and sometimes farther afield. —Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025

Also in Japan there is a strong connection and respect towards nature, people in Japan appreciate the ephemerality of it. —Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025

The show reflects on the ephemerality of cultural memory. —Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

The actor, who died on Aug. 17 at 87, was the very pulse of the Swinging Sixties: a working-class kid who became a cultural icon, only to defy the ephemerality of fame with a career that spanned six decades, morphing from heartthrob to one of the most versatile character actors of his time. —Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ephemerality

• bisexuality
• collegiality
• conditionality
• congeniality
• conventionality
• conviviality
• dimensionality
• directionality
• emotionality
• essentiality
• eventuality
• grammaticality