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It was as if all of the happiness, all of the magic of this blissful hour had flowed together into these stirring, bittersweet tones and flowed away, becoming temporal and transitory once more.
Herman Hesse

Meaning of "transitory" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRANSITORY

From Church Latin transitōrius passing, from Latin transitus a crossing over.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANSITORY

transitory  [ˈtrænsɪtərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANSITORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Transitory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TRANSITORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of transitory in the English dictionary

The definition of transitory in the dictionary is of short duration; transient or ephemeral.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANSITORY


auditory
ˈɔːdɪtərɪ
budgetary
ˈbʌdʒɪtərɪ
cursitory
ˈkɜːsɪtərɪ
depository
dɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ
hereditary
hɪˈrɛdɪtərɪ
inhibitory
ɪnˈhɪbɪtərɪ
military
ˈmɪlɪtərɪ
monetary
ˈmʌnɪtərɪ
monitory
ˈmɒnɪtərɪ
oscillatory
ˌɒsɪˈleɪtərɪ
placitory
ˈplæsɪtərɪ
planetary
ˈplænɪtərɪ
plebiscitary
pləˈbɪsɪtərɪ
proprietary
prəˈpraɪɪtərɪ
regulatory
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
repository
rɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ
sanitary
ˈsænɪtərɪ
solitary
ˈsɒlɪtərɪ
territory
ˈtɛrɪtərɪ
unitary
ˈjuːnɪtərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANSITORY

transit theodolite
Transit van
transitable
transition
transition element
transition metal
transition point
transition team
transition temperature
transitional
transitional relief
transitionally
transitionary
transitive
transitively
transitiveness
transitivity
transitorily
transitoriness
transitory action

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANSITORY

Australian Antarctic Territory
Australian Capital Territory
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
directory
dormitory
expository
Federal Capital Territory
federal territory
home territory
Indian Territory
Northern Territory
premonitory
suppository
the Territory
trust territory
union territory
vanitory
virgin territory
vomitory
Yukon Territory

Synonyms and antonyms of transitory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRANSITORY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «transitory» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of transitory

Translation of «transitory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANSITORY

Find out the translation of transitory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of transitory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «transitory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短暂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transitoria
570 millions of speakers

English

transitory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्षणभंगुर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عابر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преходящее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transitória
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নশ্বর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

transitoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sementara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vergänglich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一時的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일시적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Transitory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không bền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலையற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षणभंगुर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

transitorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przejściowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

минуще
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tranzitoriu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παροδική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbygaande
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övergående
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbigående
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of transitory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSITORY»

The term «transitory» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.937 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSITORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «transitory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «transitory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about transitory

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10 QUOTES WITH «TRANSITORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word transitory.
1
Gordon W. Allport
Mature striving is linked to long-range goals. Thus, the process of becoming is largely a matter of organizing transitory impulses into a pattern of striving and interest in which the element of self-awareness plays a large part.
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Halle Berry
Let me tell you something - being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.
3
Delta Burke
Blanche talks about aging, and why should she be considered poor, because physical beauty is transitory and fading and she has such richness of the soul. I think that speech is so beautiful, and so telling and so true.
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George Carey
From a Christian point of view of course we do want a peaceful world, and I think September 11 did actually make people aware not only of vulnerability and how transitory life is, but there are forces of good and honor and justice which speak to us of God and his love for us.
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William Dunbar
Our pleasance here is all vain glory, This false world is but transitory.
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Jean Giraudoux
A golf course is the epitome of all that is purely transitory in the universe; a space not to dwell in, but to get over as quickly as possible.
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Herman Hesse
It was as if all of the happiness, all of the magic of this blissful hour had flowed together into these stirring, bittersweet tones and flowed away, becoming temporal and transitory once more.
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F. Sionil Jose
All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory.
9
William Law
Ask what Time is, it is nothing else but something of eternal duration become finite, measurable and transitory.
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Franz Liszt
Supreme serenity still remains the Ideal of great Art. The shapes and transitory forms of life are but stages toward this Ideal, which Christ's religion illuminates with His divine light.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANSITORY»

Discover the use of transitory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to transitory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transitory Gardens, Uprooted Lives
In this remarkable book a landscape architect and a photographer show us, in word and pictures, gardens built by homeless or impoverished New York City inhabitants.
Diana Balmori, 1995
2
Filtering the BEER - A Permanent and Transitory ...
In this paper we extend the BEER (Behavioral Equilibrium Exchange Rate) approach which identifies an estimated equilibrium relationship between the real exchange rate and economic fundamentals.
Mr. Peter B. Clark, Mr. Ronald MacDonald, 2000
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John Sloan and the Transitory Nature of Modernity
By and large the aim of this thesis is to suggest that Sloan's images of women reflect the complexities of the American city at this time.
Anne Reed, 2006
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The Structure and Function of Plastids
phosphate but is maintained in the chloroplast as transitory starch. During the following dark period, transitory starch is mobilized to sustain a continuous supply of carbon, mainly in the form of sucrose, for export to sink organs as well as for ...
Robert R. Wise, J. Kenneth Hoober, 2007
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Monetary and financial planning for a transitory economy: an ...
This book analyses recent developments in macroeconomic policy modelling and optimal control methods.
Dipak R. Basu, 1995
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Alleviating Transitory Food Crisis in Africa: International ...
International Altruism and Trade Victor Lavy. Africa's negative growth rates were somewhat offset by an increase in the flow of food aid and food imports (table 1), which add an average 12 and 15 percent, respectively, to total domestic ...
Victor Lavy, 1990
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Are African Current Account Deficits Different? Stylized ...
This variable does not yield statistically significant transitory effects at the 5 percent level for either of the two samples (similar to Debelle and Faruqee, 1996; and Calderón, Chong, and Loayza, 1999).14 It appears that the effect is most likely to ...
Mrs. L. Zanforlin, Mr. César Calderón, Mr. Alberto Chong, 2001
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On Transitory Epithelial Structures Associated with the ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series.
Herbert Eugene Walter, 2010
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Rediscovering Colors: A Study in Pollyanna Realism
In other words, for convenience, we talk as if roundness is a standing property of the squash ball though it is a transitory property of the ball. The situation is the same for colors, they claim. For the sake of convenience we talk as if colors are ...
M. Watkins, 2002
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Executive Leadership in Transitory Entertainment Industries
Gino Natalicchio. led. They have suggested that group intelligence may act as a moderator between the leader's intelligence and the leader's effectiveness ( Judge et al., 2004). Zaccaro's (2007) latest revision of the trait-based perspective  ...
Gino Natalicchio, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANSITORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term transitory is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fed's Brainard Wants More Economic Progress Before Rate Rises
... Fed in June 2014, Ms. Brainard said she was concerned that some of the recent economic weakness might not be transitory, as many economists had hoped. «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
2
Fed: Weakness 'transitory,' but no June rate hike
Federal Reserve officials at their April meeting mostly brushed aside the wobbly start the U.S. economy has had in 2015, attributing the lack of growth to ... «CNBC, May 15»
3
Oil rally is transitory: Expert
Despite oil prices hitting a 2015 high, global demand remains soft and higher prices are transitory, a Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst said Wednesday. «CNBC, May 15»
4
Chicago Fed Charles Evans 'Transitory' Acknowledgment
The crux in the balance of opinion lies in noted dove Charles Evans of the Chicago Fed and he has acknowledged the hawkish position of transitory weak ... «Seeking Alpha, May 15»
5
The Deflating Deflator... Is It 'Transitory'?
Although the Federal Reserve referred to this evident deflation as “transitory” in today's FOMC meeting statement, the durable trend indicates otherwise. «Seeking Alpha, May 15»
6
Orphan Black Science Recap: "Transitory Sacrifices of Crisis"
Welcome to our Orphan Black science recaps, where Casey, a graduate student in genetics and developmental biology, and Nina, a professional science ... «The Mary Sue, Apr 15»
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Fed says winter slowdown partly reflects transitory factors - Full text
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March suggests that economic growth slowed during the winter months, in part reflecting ... «ForexLive, Apr 15»
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Fed Stays Vague on Rate-Hike Timing, but Sees Slower Growth as …
WASHINGTON—Federal Reserve officials attributed the economy's sharp first-quarter slowdown to transitory factors, in effect signaling an increase in short-term ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
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'Orphan Black' Review/Recap: “Transitory Sacrifices of Crisis”
Orphan Black's second episode, “Transitory Sacrifices of Crisis” picks up with two of the Castor clones who we have since learned are named Seth and Rudy ... «Emertainment Monthly, Apr 15»
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PRECIOUS-Gold retains losses as Fed says soft US economy only …
The Fed downgraded its view of the U.S. labour market and economy after its two-day policy meet and said the poor performance was in part due to transitory ... «Reuters, Apr 15»

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