Definition of transient

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Transient (a.) Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure..

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Brash :: Brash (n.) A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
Flighty :: Flighty (a.) Fleeting; swift; transient.
Pertransient :: Pertransient (a.) Passing through or over.
Transient :: Transient (n.) That which remains but for a brief time.
Impulse :: Impulse (n.) A mental force which simply and directly urges to action; hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will..
Meteoric :: Meteoric (a.) Flashing; brilliant; transient; like a meteor; as, meteoric fame..
Modulation :: Modulation (n.) A change of key, whether transient, or until the music becomes established in the new key; a shifting of the tonality of a piece, so that the harmonies all center upon a new keynote or tonic; the art of transition out of the original key into one nearly related, and so on, it may be, by successive changes, into a key quite remote. There are also sudden and unprepared modulations..
Impulsive :: Impulsive (a.) Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.
Beat :: Beat (n.) A transient grace note, struck immediately before the one it is intended to ornament..
Gliff :: Gliff (n.) A transient glance; an unexpected view of something that startles one; a sudden fear.
Transient :: Transient (a.) Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders..
Tavern :: Tavern (n.) A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities..
Glancingly :: Glancingly (adv.) In a glancing manner; transiently; incidentally; indirectly.
Intranssient :: Intranssient (a.) Not transient; remaining; permanent.
Flesh :: Flesh (n.) In a bad sense, tendency to transient or physical pleasure; desire for sensual gratification; carnality..
Fleeting :: Fleeting (a.) Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments..
Transiency :: Transiency (n.) The quality of being transient; transientness.
Glimpse :: Glimpse (n.) A sudden flash; transient luster.
Transient :: Transient (a.) Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure..
Transient :: Transient (a.) Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view of a landscape..
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