ephemerality

noun ephem·er·al·i·ty \ i-ˌfe-mə-ˈra-lə-tē , -ˌfē- \

Updated on: 25 May 2018

Definition of ephemerality

plural ephemeralities

1 ephemeralities plural : ephemeral things

2 : the quality or state of being ephemeral

Examples of ephemerality in a Sentence

never has the ephemerality of fame been more apparent than in today's pop culture

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Celebrities and the non-famous have abandoned the platform, and the ephemerality that had made the app popular is no longer a unique selling point, rendering Snapchat irrelevant and useless.

— cheri lucas rowlands, Longreads, "The Last Place Where No One Is Looking: Embracing the End Times of Snapchat," 21 May 2018
The ephemerality that had made Snapchat unique had become popular enough to be cannibalized by other platforms in the hopes of replicating Snapchat’s success.

— helena_fitzgerald, The Verge, "The decline of Snapchat and the secret joy of internet ghost towns," 18 May 2018
That the blossoms disintegrate into nothing evokes, according to Murakami and her partner Alexander Groves, the changing seasons, the ephemerality inherent in nature.

— mirren gidda, Newsweek, "Exclusive: Watch COS and Studio Swine's Strange and Beautiful New Project," 2 Feb. 2017
This cycle may seem bleak, but for Mr. Coatney ephemerality is another day at work.

— New York Times, "Hipster Culture and Instagram Are Responsible for a Good Thing," 29 Jan. 2018
There’s something romantic about the ephemerality of an exquisitely wrapped present.

— lilah ramzi, Vogue, "Wrapping Paper (Almost) Too Pretty to Rip," 18 Dec. 2017
Like the earlier single, this song revolves around the theme of the ephemerality of love.

— caitlin kelley, Billboard, "BTS' Japanese Song 'Crystal Snow' Yearns for a Fragile Love: See the Translated Lyrics," 8 Dec. 2017
Dance is often romanticized for its ephemerality, but Ms. Valencia, shaping her own narrative, intends to leave a record.

— siobhan burke, New York Times, "Mariana Valencia’s ‘Album’ Moves Toward Biography," 30 Mar. 2017
Smith’s 1967 work transforms the conventional stability of sculptural mass into environmental perceptual ephemerality.

— christopher knight, latimes.com, "Where yellow means go, and go now: LACMA's standout show on '60s Dwan Gallery," 31 May 2017

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