transient guest
1Transient — 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… …
2transient — [tran′shənt, tran′sē ənt; tran′zhənt, tran′zē ənt] adj. [L transiens, prp. of transire: see TRANSIT] 1. a) passing away with time; not permanent; temporary; transitory b) passing quickly or soon; fleeting; ephemeral ☆ 2. staying only for a short… …
3transient — (adj.) c.1600, from L. transiens (acc. transientem) passing over or away, prp. of transire cross over, pass away, from trans across (see TRANS (Cf. trans )) + ire to go (see ION (Cf. ion)). The noun is first attested 1650s; specific sense of …
4transient — /ˈtrænziənt / (say tranzeeuhnt) adjective 1. passing with time; not lasting or enduring; transitory. 2. lasting only for a time; temporary: transient authority. 3. remaining for only a short time, as a guest at a hotel. 4. Philosophy → transeunt …
5transient — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Temporary] Syn. provisional, ephemeral, transitory, momentary, evanescent, fleeting; see also temporary . 2. [In motion] Syn. migrating, emigrating, vacating; see moving 2 . Syn. transient applies to that which lasts or… …
6transient — I. adjective Etymology: Latin transeunt , transiens, present participle of transire to cross, pass by, from trans + ire to go more at issue Date: 1599 1. a. passing especially quickly into and out of existence ; transitory < transient beauty > …
7transient — Synonyms and related words: able to adapt, adaptable, adjustable, adventurer, alpinist, alterable, alterative, arising, astronaut, board and roomer, boarder, brief, brittle, camper, capricious, changeable, checkered, circumforaneous, climber,… …
8guest — [n] person accommodated, given hospitality bedfellow, boarder, caller, client, companion, company, customer, frequenter*, habitué, inmate, lodger, mate, out of towner*, partaker, patron, recipient, renter, roomer, sharer, sojourner, tenant,… …
9transient — transiently, adv. transientness, n. /tran sheuhnt, zheuhnt, zee euhnt/, adj. 1. not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory. 2. lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority. 3. staying only a short time: the… …
10transient — tran•sient [[t]ˈtræn ʃənt, ʒənt, zi ənt[/t]] adj. 1) not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory 2) lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority[/ex] 3) staying only a short time: transient guests at a… …
