ephemerality
noun
ephem·er·al·i·ty
i-ˌfe-mə-ˈra-lə-tē 
-ˌfē-
plural ephemeralities
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: the quality or state of being ephemeral
Examples of ephemerality in a Sentence
a poem about the ephemerality of beauty
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Through that love and care, and ephemerality and movement over permanence and rigidity.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the most beautiful thing about these sweets are their ephemerality.
—Caroline Newton, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
But his understanding of the ephemerality of youth lends emotional impact to what might otherwise have been just killer party music.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Today, no tourist can visit that work in The Louvre and no billionaire can buy it at auction—its beauty was in its ephemerality.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the most beautiful thing about these sweets are their ephemerality.
—Caroline Newton, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
But his understanding of the ephemerality of youth lends emotional impact to what might otherwise have been just killer party music.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Today, no tourist can visit that work in The Louvre and no billionaire can buy it at auction—its beauty was in its ephemerality.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for ephemerality
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“Ephemerality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ephemerality. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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