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anicca

anicca

9.9
Not lasting and always changing
  • adjective
  • /əˈnɪtʃə/
  • Specialized
: anicca
  • Buddhist teachings emphasize that all things are anicca and constantly changing.

Examples

  • Understanding that happiness is anicca can encourage us to appreciate each moment.

  • The concept of anicca reminds us that nothing lasts forever.

  • The concept of anicca helps people accept the ups and downs of life.

  • Life is anicca.

  • Buddhist teachings emphasize that all things are anicca and constantly changing.

  • The concept of anicca helps people accept the ups and downs of life.

  • Understanding that happiness is anicca can encourage us to appreciate each moment.

Synonyms

impermanent
vsanicca
2 6.5

Lasting only for a short time

is the term used in Buddhist thought to stress change

Antonyms

283 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

14 5.5

A situation where something lasts a long time without big change

How Permanent

permanent
613 3.2
lasting
178 3.1
anicca
  • Specialized
9.9
temporary
538 3.0
short-lived
52 3.9
fleeting
66 6.3

Surface Forms

anicca positive

Etymology

Anicca comes from old Indian languages and breaks into a- meaning 'not' and nicca meaning 'lasting' or 'constant'. So it literally means 'not lasting', which is why anicca describes something that is impermanent and always changing.