ephemeron

Meanings

Plural: ephemera, ephemerons

Noun

anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
Something short-lived or transitory.
A type of weak reference in a garbage collected programming language that does not permit an object to be kept alive by its finalizer.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερον (ephḗmeron), neuter form of ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros).

Synonyms

ephemeral

Scrabble Score: 16

ephemeron is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ephemeron is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
ephemeron is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

ephemeron is a valid Words With Friends word