transient

🇺🇸 /ˈtrænʃnt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtrænziənt/
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adjective
R

lasting for a short time only

Happiness is often transient, coming and going quickly.

R

staying in a place for a short time only

The hotel has many transient guests who stay just one night.

noun
R

a person who stays in a place for a short time only

Many transients pass through this town during the summer.

translation

adj. lasting for a short time only; staying in a place for a short time only
n. a person who stays in a place for a short time only

Word Forms

Plural transients