ephemerality.

The quality of existing or lasting for only a short time.

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Words that belong together

• ephemerality of beauty
• ephemerality of fashion

On the page

The photograph preserved the ephemerality of the blossom, not its scent.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.