English adjective: temporary | |||
| 1. | temporary not permanent; not lasting | ||
| Samples | Politics is an impermanent factor of life. Impermanent palm cottages. A temperary arrangement. Temporary housing. | ||
| Synonyms | impermanent | ||
| Similar | acting, ephemeral, episodic, evanescent, fly-by-night, fugacious, improvised, interim, jury-rigged, makeshift, passing, pro tem, pro tempore, shipboard, short-lived, temporal, terminable, transient, transitory, working | ||
| See also | unstable | ||
| Attribute | permanence, permanency | ||
| Antonyms | lasting, permanent | ||
| 2. | temporary lacking continuity or regularity | ||
| Samples | An irregular worker. Employed on a temporary basis. | ||
| Synonyms | irregular | ||
| Similar | part-time, parttime | ||
| Antonyms | full-time | ||
English noun: temporary | |||
| 1. | temporary (person) a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis | ||
| Synonyms | temp, temporary worker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | worker | ||