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Meaning of word transient from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

transient   noun

Meaning : One who stays for only a short time.

Example : Transient laborers.

Meaning : (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load.

transient   adjective

Meaning : Of a mental act. Causing effects outside the mind.

Synonyms : transeunt

Of a mental act performed entirely within the mind.

A cognition is an immanent act of mind.
immanent, subjective

Meaning : Lasting a very short time.

Example : The ephemeral joys of childhood.
A passing fancy.
Youth's transient beauty.
Love is transitory but it is eternal.
Fugacious blossoms.

Synonyms : ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transitory