CEFR B2

unephemeral

adjective

Meaning

unephemeral means lasting for a short period of time. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as unephemeral.
A unephemeral tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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unephemeral (B2)

adjective

Definition

unephemeral means lasting for a short period of time. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as unephemeral.
A unephemeral tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use unephemeral

unephemeral + noun (collocation): Use unephemeral before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a unephemeral reaction."
become unephemeral (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became unephemeral near the end."

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