transient

And the whole film is sort of about the transient nature of being an immigrant, about life on the road.

Civilizations are inevitably transient — rising, expanding, collapsing, disappearing.

But in “The Tempest,” Shakespeare takes this proposition a step further, directly equating the ephemeral conjurations of the theater with the transient reality of the audience.

“It was really kind of a transient flop house,” Diltz told The Times.

His mother, known as Miss Lillian, had more liberal views — she was known for her charity work and for taking in transients and treating Black residents with kindness.