ephemera Synonyms & Antonyms

something of no lasting significance

items (such as posters, broadsides, and tickets) originally meant to be discarded after use but that later become collectibles

plural of ephemeron

Manmade objects that are short-lived (under usual conditions), usually because their design intent is to be inexpensively made and thus affordably bought, a goal that often is an engineering trade-off versus durability. Especially, such objects that are collectibles, such as (originally) cheap publications (e.g., pamphlets, brochures), single-use packaging from packaged goods, and giveaway or throwaway trinkets.

Especially, such objects that are collectibles, such as (originally) cheap publications (e.g., pamphlets, brochures), single-use packaging from packaged goods, and giveaway or throwaway trinkets.

Published single-sheet or single-page documents which are meant to be thrown away after one use.

Transitory audiovisual matter not intended to be retained or preserved.

A mayfly (genus Ephemera).

Objects that are designed to be short-lived.

(library science) Published single-sheet or single page documents which are meant to be thrown away after one use.

(by extension) Transitory audiovisual matter not intended to be retained or preserved.

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.