Ephemeral vs. Eternal — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ephemeral and Eternal
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Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time
Fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old
Works of more than ephemeral interest
Eternal
Being without beginning or end
Belief in an eternal creator.
Ephemeral
An ephemeral plant
Ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds
Eternal
Continuing without interruption; perpetual
Earned my eternal gratitude.
Ephemeral
Lasting for a markedly brief time
"There remain some truths too ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a court transcript" (Irving R. Kaufman).
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Eternal
Seemingly endless; interminable
Eternal waiting at the airport.
Ephemeral
Having a short lifespan or a short annual period of aboveground growth. Used especially of plants.
Eternal
Something timeless, uninterrupted, or endless
"Shall we speak of universals and eternals?" (Cynthia Ozick).
Ephemeral
Something, especially a plant, that is ephemeral.
Eternal
Eternal God. Used with the.
Ephemeral
Something which lasts for a short period of time.
Eternal
Lasting forever; unending.
Ephemeral
Lasting for a short period of time.
Eternal
(philosophy) existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly
Ephemeral
(biology) Existing for only one day, as with some flowers, insects, and diseases.
Eternal
(hyperbolic) Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present.
Ephemeral
Usually dry, but filling with water for brief periods during and after precipitation.
Eternal
(dated) Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.
Some eternal villain
Ephemeral
Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.
Eternal
One who lives forever; an immortal.
Ephemeral
Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only.
Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal, efficacy.
Eternal
Without beginning or end of existence; always existing.
The eternal God is thy refuge.
To know wether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal.
Ephemeral
Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.
Eternal
Without end of existence or duration; everlasting; endless; immortal.
That they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
Ephemeral
Enduring a very short time;
The ephemeral joys of childhood
A passing fancy
Youth's transient beauty
Love is transitory but at is eternal
Fugacious blossoms
Eternal
Continued without intermission; perpetual; ceaseless; constant.
And fires eternal in thy temple shine.
Eternal
Existing at all times without change; immutable.
Hobbes believed the eternal truths which he opposed.
What are the eternal objects of poetry among all nations, and at all times?
Eternal
Exceedingly great or bad; - used as a strong intensive.
Eternal
One of the appellations of God.
Law whereby the Eternal himself doth work.
Eternal
That which is endless and immortal.
Eternal
Continuing forever or indefinitely;
The ageless themes of love and revenge
Eternal truths
Life everlasting
Hell's perpetual fires
The unending bliss of heaven
Eternal
Lasting for an indefinitely long period of time
Eternal
Tiresomely long; seemingly without end;
Endless debates
An endless conversation
The wait seemed eternal
Eternal quarreling
An interminable sermon
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