transitory

Questions about transitory

What does transitory mean?

transitory means "lasting a very short time".

How many syllables are in transitory?

transitory has 4 syllables: tran-si-to-ry. The stress falls on "tran". In IPA it is /ˈtɹænzəˌtɔɹi/.

What is another word for transitory?

Close synonyms include ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, fugacious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is transitory a common word?

transitory is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with transitory?

59 words rhyme with transitory. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for transitory come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.