Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun transient

2 senses of transient

Sense 1
transient -- (one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers")
       => traveler, traveller -- (a person who changes location)

Sense 2
transient -- ((physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load)
       => oscillation, vibration -- ((physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean)

Antonyms of adj transient

2 senses of transient

Sense 1
transeunt (vs. immanent), transient -- (of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind)


Sense 2
ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious -- (lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms")

INDIRECT (VIA impermanent) -> permanent, lasting -- (continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value")

Similarity of adj transient

2 senses of transient

Sense 1
transeunt (vs. immanent), transient -- (of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind)

Sense 2
ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious -- (lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms")
       => impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary -- (not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing")