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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Transient \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.
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     2. Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view
        of a landscape.
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     3. Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a
        transient guest; transient boarders. [Colloq. U. S.]
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     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.
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                  What is loose love? A transient gust. --Pope
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                  If [we love] transitory things, which soon
                  decay,
                  Age must be loveliest at the latest day.
                                                    --Donne.
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                  O fleeting joys
                  Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes.
                                                    --Milton.
            [1913 Webster] -- {Tran"sient*ly}, adv. --
            {Tran"sient*ness}, n.
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