ɛˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl ɛˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl

fjuːˈɡeɪ.ʃəs ˈpɑːsɪŋ ʃɔɹtˈlɪvd ˈtɹæn.zi.ənt ˈtɹæn.zɪ.t(ə)ɹɪ ˈtɹæn.zɪˌtɔɹ.i lasting a very short time the ephemeral joys of childhood a passing fancy youth's transient beauty love is transitory but it is eternal fugacious blossoms anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form