ephemeralness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English ephemeral

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English ephemeralness

From ephemeral + -ness.

Noun

ephemeralness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being ephemeral or transitory.
   • 1985, Thomas J. Schlereth, "Material Culture Research and Historical Explanation." The Public Historian, vol. 7, no. 4 (Autumn), pp. 21-23:

     Material culture researchers have often failed to acknowledge the ephemeralness of much of their data.

Synonyms

• ephemerality, impermanence, transiency; see also Thesaurus:transience