Grep of noun temporary
contemporary
temporary expedient
temporary hookup
temporary injunction
temporary removal
temporary state
temporary worker
Overview of adj temporary
The adj temporary has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) impermanent, temporary -- (not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing")
2. irregular, temporary -- (lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis")
Antonyms of adj temporary
2 senses of temporary
Sense 1
impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary
Sense 2
irregular, temporary
INDIRECT (VIA part-time) -> full-time
Similarity of adj temporary
2 senses of temporary
Sense 1
impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary
=> acting(postnominal)
=> ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious
=> episodic
=> fly-by-night
=> improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift
=> temporal
=> terminable
=> visiting, guest(postnominal)
=> working(postnominal)
=> evanescent
=> interim
=> pro tem, pro tempore
Also See-> unstable#1
Sense 2
irregular, temporary
=> part-time (vs. full-time)
Attributes of adj temporary
1 of 2 senses of temporary
Sense 1
impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary
=> permanence, permanency
Familiarity of adj temporary
temporary used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj temporary
contemporary
extemporary
temporary
Overview of adj temporary
The adj temporary has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) impermanent, temporary -- (not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing")
2. irregular, temporary -- (lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis")
temporary definition
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