temporary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɛmpəɹi/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɛmpəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).
Meanings
-
Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
Sally was put in temporary charge of the department while they searched for a full-time replacement.
- Existing only for a short time or short times.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more temporary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most temporary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| tempory | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unending · eternal · neverending
Deriveds
temporariness · tempban · temporarily · untemporary · temporary restraining order · cotemporary · temporary help · temporary tooth · tempofrost · there is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution · nontemporary · temporary gentleman
Relateds
Synonyms
quick · temporal · transitive · temporaneous · worldly · evanescent · transient · perishable · earthly · brief · fugacious · transient · volatile · flying · short-lived · ephemeral · passing · ephemeral · seasonable · impermanent · transitory · short · fleeting · fugitive · instant · temporary · deciduous · momentary · whilend
Translations (80)
nb midlertidig (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · uk тимчасо́вий (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · grc πρόσκαιρος (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · mk привремен (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · pl krótkotrwały (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · fi väliaikainen (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · te తాత్కాలికం (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · sv temporär (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ru вре́менный (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · de vorübergehend (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · mi rangitahi (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · hu átmeneti (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · de temporär (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · se gaskaboddosaš (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · vi tạm thời (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · my ယာယီ (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · fa-ira مُوَقَّت (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · la temporālis (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · fa زمانهور (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · pt temporário (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · tr geçici (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · az sürəksiz (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ky убактылуу (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · be часо́вы (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · az ötücü (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · nl tijdelijk (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · sl začasen (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · sh privremen (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ca temporani (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · el προσωρινός (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · az ötəri (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ja 一時的な (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · es temporáneo (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ky күнүмдүк (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · pl tymczasowy krótkoczasowy (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · cs dočasný (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · fr provisoire (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · sh привремен (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · hy ժամանակավոր (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · kk уақытша (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ug ۋاقىتلىق (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · mnc ᠨᡝᡵᡤᡳᠨ (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · cy dros dro (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · fi ohimenevä (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · tl pansamantala (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · be тымчасо́вы (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · uk пли́нний (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · gl temporal (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · got 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐍃 (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · fi määräaikainen (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · gl transitorio (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · vi lâm thời (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ug مۇۋەققەت (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · fi hetkellinen (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · de zeitweilig (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · la temporārius (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · bg вре́менен (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · nn mellombels (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · az müvəqqəti (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ar مُؤَقَّت (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ko 일시적인 (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ja 暫くの (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · gd sealach (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · sv tillfällig (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · eo efemera (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · hu ideiglenes (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · es temporero (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · sk dočasný (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ca temporal (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ka დროებითი (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · es temporario (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · mi taupua (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ro temporar (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · fr temporaire (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · it temporaneo (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · ja 暫時の (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · cmn 暫時 /暂时 (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · hi अस्थायी (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · eo iama (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) · da midlertidig (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant)