ephemeralness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English ephemeral Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ephemeralness From ephemeral + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being ephemeral or transitory.
Material culture researchers have often failed to acknowledge the ephemeralness of much of their data.
1985, Thomas J. Schlereth, "Material Culture Research and Historical Explanation." The Public Historian, vol. 7, no. 4 (Autumn), pp. 21-23