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transient

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adjective

tran·​sient ˈtran(t)-sh(ē-)ənt How to pronounce transient (audio)
ˈtran-zē-ənt,
ˈtran(t)-sē-;
ˈtran-zhənt,
-jənt
1
a
: passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
transient beauty
b
: passing through or by a place with only a brief stay or sojourn
transient visitors
2
: affecting something or producing results beyond itself
transiently adverb

transient

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noun

tran·​sient ˈtran(t)-sh(ē-)ənt How to pronounce transient (audio)
ˈtran-zē-ənt,
ˈtran(t)-sē-;
ˈtran-zhənt,
-jənt
1
: one that is transient (see transient entry 1): such as
a
: a guest or boarder who stays only briefly
b
: a person traveling about usually in search of work
2
a
: a temporary oscillation that occurs in a circuit because of a sudden change of voltage or of load
b
: a transient current or voltage

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How Should You Use transient?

A transient mood is one that passes quickly. A brief stopover in a town on your way to somewhere else is a transient visit. A summer job on a farm is transient work, lasting only as long as the growing season. You may occasionally experience a transient episode of dizziness or weakness, which vanishes without a trace. As a noun, transient means a person who passes through a place, staying only briefly. The hoboes and tramps of earlier years were some of our most colorful transients, known for hopping freight trains, panhandling on the street, and stealing homemade pies cooling on the windowsill.

Synonyms

Adjective

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transient, transitory, ephemeral, momentary, fugitive, fleeting, evanescent mean lasting or staying only a short time.

transient applies to what is actually short in its duration or stay.

a hotel catering primarily to transient guests

transitory applies to what is by its nature or essence bound to change, pass, or come to an end.

fame in the movies is transitory

ephemeral implies striking brevity of life or duration.

many slang words are ephemeral

momentary suggests coming and going quickly and therefore being merely a brief interruption of a more enduring state.

my feelings of guilt were only momentary

fugitive and fleeting imply passing so quickly as to make apprehending difficult.

let a fugitive smile flit across his face
fleeting moments of joy

evanescent suggests a quick vanishing and an airy or fragile quality.

the story has an evanescent touch of whimsy that is lost in translation

Example Sentences

Adjective A Summer in New York is actually Europe, the Sequel—city of transient Danes and Italians and Spaniards and French. Guy Trebay, Village Voice, 30 July 1991 But Vandenberg, who had already written a hagiographic biography of Hamilton, was doing his personal hero no service. Rather, he trivialized him by dragging him into the transient issues of the day. John Steele Gordon, American Heritage, July/August 1990 The mountain lies between his residence and the main road, and occludes the expectation of transient visits. Thomas Jefferson, letter, 4 Aug. 1820
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Digitised infrastructure is much more than the next transient, shiny thing. Susan Galer, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 In Portland, five percent of the overall transient lodging taxes assessed on hotel and vacation rentals goes to the city’s general fund. Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2021 The findings are not surprising and are in line with substantial evidence that protection against infection is transient after immunization. Robert Hart, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Waco is well-known in the state for its local nonprofits that aid the transient population. Brianna Griff, Chron, 8 Aug. 2022 Wait lists are particularly distressing for this transient population with no address, no computer and often no phone. San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2022 And Hartford has a more transient population to begin with. Seamus Mcavoy, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2022 Official said Leach was likely transient at the time of his death but had ties to Washington state. oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2022 Buildings below that threshold, with many occupants who are renters, are too transient, the thinking goes, putting the building’s upkeep at risk. New York Times, 30 July 2021
Noun
Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said Green, a transient, was found in a ditch by city employees mowing grass. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2022 During Eric Rudolph's five years on the lam, despite a nationwide manhunt and a million-dollar bounty, a transient appears to have come closer to catching the serial bomber than did any federal agent. Blake Morrison, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 She was most recently described as a transient in December 2021, the records stated. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 23 Aug. 2022 As of the second quarter, roughly two-thirds of Hilton’s mix was business transient and group, while those segments made up just over half of Marriott’s mix. Laura Forman, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Hotel companies report business travel within two segments: business transient, for an individual business traveler; and group, for many travelers requiring rooms and a meeting space. Laura Forman, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 This particular mysterious repeating transient was bright and smaller than our Sun. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 7 Feb. 2022 Police said 27-year-old Trent William Millsap, who is described as a transient, was a suspect in East's death. Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022 Jack Stanley Seprish, a transient, was arrested in Monte Rio on Thursday night after residents reported two separate vegetation fires near the 9500 block of Bohemian Highway, according to Cal Fire. Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Latin transeunt-, transiens, present participle of transire to cross, pass by, from trans- + ire to go — more at issue entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of transient was in 1599

Phrases Containing transient

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