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transient

1 transient /ˈtrænzijənt/ adjective
1 transient
/ˈtrænzijənt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRANSIENT
[more transient; most transient] formal
: staying somewhere only a short time

— transience

/ˈtrænzijəns/ noun [noncount]

— transiently

adverb
2 transient /ˈtrænzijənt/ noun
plural transients
2 transient
/ˈtrænzijənt/
noun
plural transients
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRANSIENT
[count] chiefly US
: a person who does not have a permanent home and who stays in a place for only a short time before going somewhere else