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

This dynamic character of hypertext generates a more or less permanent state of ephemerality, which cannot be encountered in any traditional text. —Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Below the videos in Rebane’s archive, there is a chorus of voices doing their best to leave a permanent mark in the ephemerality of the internet. —Bijan Stephen, Longreads, 26 Feb. 2026

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

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