Antonyms for ephemera
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ih-fem-er-uh |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈfɛm ər ə |
Definition of ephemera
Origin :- late 14c., originally a medical term, from Medieval Latin ephemera (febris) "(fever) lasting a day," from fem. of ephemerus, from Greek ephemeros "lasting only one day, short-lived," from epi "on" (see epi-) + hemerai, dative of hemera "day," from PIE *amer- "day."
- Sense extended 17c. to short-lived insects and flowers; general sense of "thing of transitory existence" is first attested 1751. Cf. Greek ephemeroi "men," literally "creatures of a day."
- As in guest : noun person accommodated, given hospitality
- The Ephemera is the fly which is born but to die, living a single hour of love.
- Extract from : « The Insect » by Jules Michelet
- The Ephemera and probably the other Neuroptera have abdominal spiracles.
- Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) » by William Kirby
- The cut represents the circulation in the vessels of the larva of an Ephemera.
- Extract from : « The Life of an Insect » by Anonymous
- That was it—as indifferent as we could be to the struggle of an ephemera; and as mildly curious.
- Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
- Near the water side I caught an Ephemera, of which I made a drawing and description.
- Extract from : « Lachesis Lapponica » by Carl von Linn
- It was so indistinct as to remain only among the ephemera of my fancy.
- Extract from : « Cape Cod Folks » by Sarah P. McLean Greene
- Let them be as ephemera—to last an hour, and not be regretted when gone.
- Extract from : « Charlotte Bronte and Her Circle » by Clement K. Shorter
- Well, what do you, the latest of the ephemera, want with fame?
- Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London
- At the spot of our encampment, as soon as the shades of night closed in, we were visited by hordes of ephemera.
- Extract from : « Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
- Sometimes he glanced over the magazines and newspapers to see how “Ephemera” was being maltreated.
- Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London
Synonyms for ephemera
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