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# transient

«transient» in Mova's school dictionary: **lasting only a short time** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (transient, more transient); noun (a transient, transients)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Transient means lasting only a short time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transient/#m1)

2) A transient person stays in a place only for a short time before moving on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transient/#m2)

3) As a noun, a transient is a person who moves from place to place, often without a home (mainly US). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transient/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

This is a formal word in science, exam texts and adult news. In science a transient change does not last. In stories it describes passing moods or travellers. Phrases: transient pain, transient population.

### examples

- The pain was transient and soon went away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transient/#x1)
- Happiness can be transient, so enjoy it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transient/#x2)
- The town has a transient population of tourists. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transient/#x3)
- The hotel was full of transient guests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transient/#x4)
- A rainbow is a transient sight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transient/#x5)
- The shelter helps transients who have nowhere to sleep (US). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transient/#x6)

### note

Formal. Plain words: short, brief, passing. Noun: transience. Opposite: permanent, lasting.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «transient» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transient/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.