Trivia: What describes something that lasts for a short time?
Ephemeral
Lugubrious
Mnemonic
Convivial
The correct answer is Ephemeral
So why is this answer correct? : If something is ephemeral, it lasts for a very short while. The term originated in the 1600s in English when it was adopted from the Greek word “ephēmeros,” meaning “lasting a day.” It was first used in science to describe illnesses like fevers and organisms with short life spans. The order Ephemeroptera, which is composed of 2,500 species of short-lived mayflies, uses this word in the same way. Eventually, the word expanded past the field of science to include anything short-lived, as in, “The ephemeral nature of public interest.”