Transient vs. Transitory: What's the Difference?
Transient and Transitory Definitions
Transient
Passing with time; transitory
"the transient beauty of youth" (Lydia M. Child).
Transitory
Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
"the disorder of his life.
Transient
Remaining in a place only a brief time
Transient laborers.
Transitory
Lasting only a short time; temporary.
Transient
(Physics) Decaying with time, especially as a simple exponential function of time.
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Transitory
(law) Of an action: that may be brought in any county
Transient
One that is transient, especially a hotel guest or boarder who stays for only a brief time.
Transitory
Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent.
Comfort and succor all those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble.
It was not the transitory light of a comet, which shines and glows for a wile, and then . . . vanishes into nothing.
Transient
(Physics) A transient phenomenon or property, especially a transient electric current.
Transitory
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
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Transient
Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
A transient pleasure
Transient
Remaining for only a brief time.
A transient view of a landscape
A transient disease
Transient
(physics) Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
Transient
Having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
Transient
Occasional; isolated; one-off
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Transient
Passing through; passing from one person to another.
Transient
(music) Intermediate.
Transient
(philosophy) Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
Transient
Something that is transient.
Transient
(physics) A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
Transient
(acoustics) A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
Transient
A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker.
Transient
A homeless person.
Transient
A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time.
Transient
(Philippines) homestay
Transient
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.
Transient
Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view of a landscape.
Transient
Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders.
What is loose love? A transient gust.
If [we love] transitory things, which soon decay,Age must be loveliest at the latest day.
O fleeting joysOf Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes.
Transient
That which remains but for a brief time.
Transient
One who stays for only a short time;
Transient laborers
Transient
(physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
Transient
Of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
Transient
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
