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transient
- /ˈtɹan.zi.ənt/ UK
- /ˈtɹɑːn.zi.ənt/ UK
- /-si.ənt/ UK
- /ˈtɹæn.ʃənt/ US
- /ˈtɹæn.si.ənt/ US
- /ˈtɹæn.zi.ənt/ US
Where it comes from
From Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present participle of trānsīre (“to go over, to pass”).
adjective more transient · most transient
- Passing or disappearing with time; transitory. a transient pleasure
- Remaining for only a brief time. a transient view of a landscape
- Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
- unsteady, [[nonsteady|non-]-steady-state]].
- having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
- Occasional; isolated; one-off
- Passing through; passing from one person to another.
- Intermediate.
- Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
Similar: passing, transitory, temporary · Opposite: permanent, chronic, inveterate, recurrent, immanent
noun transients
- Something that is transient.
- A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
- A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
- A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker. Then, within the space of a few months, there were more transients than there were locals, and the imbalance seemed morally wrong.
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A homeless person.
Similar: homeless
- A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time. The overhead in loading transients is a big time-waster.
- A homestay.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fugacious, passing, ephemeral, transitory, short-lived, temporary, impermanent, transeunt, fleeting, momentary, short-term, interim, brief, occasional, transitional, transitionary
adjective
Similar: passing, transitory, temporary · Opposite: permanent, chronic, inveterate, recurrent, immanent
Translations
Every language
adj passing or disappearing with time; transitory
| 日本語 | 儚い hakanai |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 短暫的 /短暂的 duǎnzàn de |
| Português | transitório |
| Français | passager, provisoire, transitoire, temporaire |
| Deutsch | vergänglich, vorübergehend, temporär, instationär, Übergangs-, unbeständig |
| Italiano | transitorio |
| Ελληνικά | παροδικός parodikós, πρόσκαιρος próskairos |
| Română | trecător, efemer, tranzient, tranzitoriu, vremelnic |
| Русский | преходя́щий prexodjáščij, мимолётный mimoljótnyj, недолгове́чный nedolgovéčnyj, скороте́чный skorotéčnyj, кратковре́менный kratkovrémennyj, транзито́рный tranzitórnyj |
| العربية | مُؤَقَّت muʔaqqat, سَريع الزوال, اِبْنُ ساعَتِهِ ibnu sāʕatihi, زَمَنِيّ zamaniyy |
adj remaining for only a brief time
| 日本語 | 瞬間的 shunkanteki, 一時的 ichijiteki, 一過性 ikkasei |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 瞬間 /瞬间 shùnjiān |
| Français | bref, éphémère, fugace |
| Deutsch | kurzzeitig, flüchtig, kurzlebig, passager |
| Ελληνικά | παροδικός parodikós, εφήμερος efímeros, φευγαλέος fevgaléos |
| Română | trecător |
| Русский | вре́менный vrémennyj |
adj decaying with time, especially exponentially
| 日本語 | 過渡 kato |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | kurzlebig, flüchtig, zerfallend |
| Ελληνικά | εφήμερος efímeros |
adj physics: unsteady
| Deutsch | instationär |
|---|
adj occasional; isolated; one-off; individual
| Deutsch | gelegentlich, isoliert, einmalig, Augenblicks- |
|---|---|
| Русский | случа́йный slučájnyj, отде́льный otdélʹnyj |
adj passing through; passing from one person to another
| 日本語 | 過渡 kato |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Durchgangs-, durchlaufend, Ausgleichs-, mobil |
noun physics
| 日本語 | 過渡現象 kato genshō |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Transiente |
| Italiano | transiente |
noun acoustics
| Deutsch | Einschwingungsvorgang |
|---|
noun traveller
| Español | trotamundo, transeúnte |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 渡り労働者 watari rōdōsha |
| 中文 | 過客 /过客 guòkè, 流動人口 /流动人口 liúdòng rénkǒu |
| Français | itinérant |
| Deutsch | Reisende, Reisender, Durchreisende, Durchreisender |
| Ελληνικά | περιοδεύων periodévon |
noun homeless
| 日本語 | ホームレス hōmuresu |
|---|---|
| Français | clochard, clodo, sans-abri, SDF |
| Deutsch | Obdachlose, Obdachloser |
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title = {transient},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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