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transiently |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Transient \Tran"sient\, a. [L. transiens, -entis, p. pr of transire, transitum to go or pass over See {Trance}.] 1. Passing before the sight or perception, or as it were moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as transient pleasure. ``Measured this transient world.'' --Milton. 2. Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as a transient view of a landscape. 3. Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as a transient guest; transient boarders. [Colloq. U. S.] Syn: {Transient}, {Transitory}, {Fleeting}. Usage: Transient represents a thing as brief at the best; transitory, as liable at any moment to pass away Fleeting goes further, and represents it as in the act of taking its flight. Life is transient; its joys are transitory; its hours are fleeting. What is loose love? A transient gust. --Pope If [we love] transitory things which soon decay, Age must be loveliest at the latest day --Donne. O fleeting joys Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes. --Milton. -- {Tran"sient*ly}, adv -- {Tran"sient*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: transiently adv : for a very short time; "these three pions may actually be joined together transiently as a compound particle during the interchange process"
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