adjective, noun
adjective (formal)
1 continuing for only a short time
SYNTEMPORARY:
the transient nature of speech
2 staying or working in a place for only a short time, before moving on:
a city with a large transient population (= of students, temporary workers, etc.)
transience noun [U]:
the transience of human life
noun (especially AmE) a person who stays or works in a place for only a short time, before moving on:
Most of the farm workers are transients.
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