The difference between Ephemeral and Short

When used as nouns, ephemeral means something which lasts for a short period of time, whereas short means a short circuit.

When used as adjectives, ephemeral means lasting for a short period of time, whereas short means having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

Short is also preposition with the meaning: deficient in.

Short is also adverb with the meaning: abruptly, curtly, briefly.

Short is also verb with the meaning: to cause a short circuit in (something).

check bellow for the other definitions of Ephemeral and Short

  1. Ephemeral as a noun:

    Something which lasts for a short period of time.

  1. Ephemeral as an adjective:

    Lasting for a short period of time.

  2. Ephemeral as an adjective (biology):

    Existing for only one day, as with some flowers, insects, and diseases.

  3. Ephemeral as an adjective (geology, of a body of water):

    Usually dry, but filling with water for brief periods during and after precipitation.

  1. Short as an adjective:

    Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

  2. Short as an adjective (of a person):

    Of comparatively little height.

  3. Short as an adjective:

    Having little duration; opposite of long.

    Examples:

    "Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it's been at least twenty minutes long."

  4. Short as an adjective (followed by '''for'''):

    Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).

    Examples:

    "“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible"."

  5. Short as an adjective (cricket, of a [[fielder]] or fielding [[position]]):

    that is relatively close to the batsman.

  6. Short as an adjective (cricket, of a ball):

    that bounced relatively far from the batsman.

  7. Short as an adjective (golf, of an approach shot or putt):

    that falls short of the green or the hole.

  8. Short as an adjective (of pastries and metals):

    Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of too much shortening.

  9. Short as an adjective:

    Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.

    Examples:

    "He gave a short answer to the question."

  10. Short as an adjective:

    Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.

    Examples:

    "a short supply of provisions"

  11. Short as an adjective:

    Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking.

    Examples:

    "to be short of money"

    "The cashier came up short ten dollars on his morning shift."

  12. Short as an adjective:

    Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.

    Examples:

    "an account which is short of the truth"

  13. Short as an adjective (obsolete):

    Not distant in time; near at hand.

  14. Short as an adjective:

    Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.

    Examples:

    "I'm short General Motors because I think their sales are plunging."

  1. Short as an adverb:

    Abruptly, curtly, briefly.

    Examples:

    "They had to stop short to avoid hitting the dog in the street."

    "He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting."

    "The boss got a message and cut the meeting short."

  2. Short as an adverb:

    Unawares.

    Examples:

    "The recent developments at work caught them short."

  3. Short as an adverb:

    Without achieving a goal or requirement.

    Examples:

    "His speech fell short of what was expected."

  4. Short as an adverb (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a [[cricket ball]]):

    Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.

  5. Short as an adverb (finance):

    With a negative ownership position.

    Examples:

    "We went short most finance companies in July."

  1. Short as a noun:

    A short circuit.

  2. Short as a noun:

    A short film.

  3. Short as a noun:

    Examples:

    "38 short suits fit me right off the rack."

    "Do you have that size in a short."

  4. Short as a noun (baseball):

    A shortstop.

    Examples:

    "Jones smashes a grounder between third and short."

  5. Short as a noun (finance):

    A short seller.

    Examples:

    "The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne."

  6. Short as a noun (finance):

    A short sale.

    Examples:

    "He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months."

  7. Short as a noun:

    A summary account.

  8. Short as a noun (phonetics):

    A short sound, syllable, or vowel.

  9. Short as a noun (programming):

    An having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.

  1. Short as a verb (transitive):

    To cause a short circuit in (something).

  2. Short as a verb (intransitive):

    Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.

  3. Short as a verb (transitive):

    To shortchange.

  4. Short as a verb (transitive):

    To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.

    Examples:

    "This is the third time I've caught them shorting us."

  5. Short as a verb (transitive, business):

    To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.

  6. Short as a verb (obsolete):

    To shorten.

  1. Short as a preposition:

    Deficient in.

    Examples:

    "We are short a few men on the second shift."

    "He's short common sense."

  2. Short as a preposition (finance):

    Having a negative position in.

    Examples:

    "I don't want to be short the market going into the weekend."

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