deciduous

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
3. (figuratively, not-comparable) Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

Opposite of

persistent, permanent, evergreen, sempervirent

Synonyms

caducous

fleeting

foliar

green

leaved

transient

Translations

caduco

deciduo

caduc

sommergrün

caducifolié

φυλλοβόλος

geçici

caducifolio

caducifoli

deciduo

caduc

decidu

decíduo

abfallend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/

Etymology

From Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“fall down”).