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

However recognizable the structures may be—isolated phrases giving way to longform improvisation—the performance finds Taylor in a transitional period, one in which the ephemerality of the moment pushed its musicians to bold new places. — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026

What all of the seasons have in common is their impermanence, the beauty of each contingent on its ephemerality. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Despite a few offseason departures and the NFL’s ephemerality, Seattle takes the field as a viable back-to-back champ. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Her work often integrates the modes of perception, underscoring the ephemerality of experience in the hosting venues of her exhibitions. — News Desk, Artforum, 31 July 2026

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