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
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a poem about the ephemerality of beauty
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Today, no tourist can visit that work in The Louvre and no billionaire can buy it at auction—its beauty was in its ephemerality.
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Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Spirit's ephemerality is so visible that even Saturday Night Live poked fun at its transience in a recent sketch.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
In many ways, nature serves as the ultimate metaphor for fashion—its rebirth, renewal, and cyclicity, as well as its transience, ephemerality, and evanescence.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 June 2024
There’s an appreciation of life and its ephemerality, a belief in the essential beauty of it all.
—Dustin Nelson, SPIN, 28 June 2024
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Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Spirit's ephemerality is so visible that even Saturday Night Live poked fun at its transience in a recent sketch.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
In many ways, nature serves as the ultimate metaphor for fashion—its rebirth, renewal, and cyclicity, as well as its transience, ephemerality, and evanescence.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 June 2024
There’s an appreciation of life and its ephemerality, a belief in the essential beauty of it all.
—Dustin Nelson, SPIN, 28 June 2024
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“Ephemerality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ephemerality. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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