Transient word meaning and definition

[noun] (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
[noun] one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers"
[adjective] (philosophy) of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
[adjective] enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"

\Tran"sient\, a. [L. transiens, -entis, p. pr. of transire, transitum, to go or pass over. See {Trance}.] 1. Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure. ``Measured this transient world.'' --Milton. 2. Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view of a landscape. 3. Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders. [Colloq. U. S.] Syn: {Transient}, {Transitory}, {Fleeting}. Usage: Transient represents a thing as brief at the best; transitory, as liable at any moment to pass away. Fleeting goes further, and represents it as in the act of taking its flight. Life is transient; its joys are transitory; its hours are fleeting. What is loose love? A transient gust. --Pope If [we love] transitory things, which soon decay, Age must be loveliest at the latest day. --Donne. O fleeting joys Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes. --Milton. -- {Tran"sient*ly}, adv. -- {Tran"sient*ness}, n.
\Tran"sient\, n. That which remains but for a brief time. --Glanvill.

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