English Online Dictionary. What means temporary? What does temporary mean?
English
Alternative forms
- tempory (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/, /ˈtɛmpəɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/
- Hyphenation: tem‧po‧rary
Adjective
temporary (comparative more temporary, superlative most temporary)
- Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
- Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:ephemeral
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
temporary (plural temporaries)
- One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.
- Synonyms: floater, temp
- (programming) A short-term variable used to store an intermediate result.
- Synonym: temp