Emily Dickinson Lexicon

TRAN-SIENT, a. [tran'shent; L. transiens, transeo; trans and eo.]

1. Passing; not stationary; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable. How transient are the pleasures of this life! Measur'd this transient world. Milton.
2. Hasty; momentary; imperfect; as, a transient view of a landscape. Transient person, a person that is passing or traveling through a place; one without a settled habitation.