impermanence

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adjective

not permanent or enduring; transitory.

Origin:
1645–55; im-² + permanent

Related forms

im·per·ma·nence, im·per·ma·nen·cy, noun

im·per·ma·nent·ly, adverb

Synonyms
fleeting, temporary, ephemeral, evanescent.

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impermanent (ɪmˈpɜːmənənt)

—*adj*
	not permanent; fleeting; transitory

im'permanence

—n

im'permanency

—n

im'permanently

—*adv*

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impermanent (ɪmˈpɜːmənənt)

—*adj*
	not permanent; fleeting; transitory

im'permanence

—n

im'permanency

—n

im'permanently

—*adv*

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Example sentences

In addition, his use of the endpapers seemed a statement about impermanence.

Increasingly, a sense of impermanence pervades the smoker's world.

The tension and sense of impermanence virtually disappeared.

It records a trace of humanity, homage to impermanence.

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