impermanent
2
6.5
- adjective
- /ɪmˈpɜrmənənt/
:
impermanente
- Many artists create impermanent works that disappear over time, like sand sculptures on the beach.
- impermanent phenomenon
And part of the beauty of it that's recognised by Japanese culture is that it is impermanent.
- And part of the beauty of it that's recognised by Japanese culture is that it is impermanent.
- And when you see that you, you can't help but see that all of your stories are impersonal and impermanent and changing all the time too.
- The more you have those experiences, the it's impermanent.
- It's it's still a kind of a melancholy about the beauty he sees as impermanent.
Examples
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The great thing about knowing that all things are impermanent is that I know this blue mood won't last either.
Blog text (1) -
A glimpse, by definition, is an impermanent thing, Jack.
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And it's all both impermanent and not so personal.
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It's by nature an impermanent thing.
Fiction book (2000) -
We did not know that all things are impermanent.
Academic text (1999) -
If you are using impermanent means to achieve a permanent solution, you can only fail.
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Some quote a Buddhist teaching back at us: "All is impermanent." Indeed.
Academic text (1994) -
When we know that the person we love is impermanent, we will cherish our beloved all the more.
Academic text (1999) -
The passage of nations from dictatorship to freedom is inevitably slow, difficult, and often impermanent.
Academic text (1990) -
Some people can be momentarily inspired by goal attainment, but that kind of inspiration is impermanent and it doesn't last beyond the goal itself.
Synonyms
557
3.0
Lasting for a short time and not permanent
49
3.9
Lasting only for a short time
38
7.0
Lasting only a short time and not permanent
17
8.6
Lasting only a very short time
11
6.8
Lasting only a short time
1
4.9
Lasts for a fairly long time but not forever
1
6.0
Not lasting for a long time
Lasting only for a short time
Antonyms
How Permanent
650
3.2
27
3.7
2
6.5
557
3.0
49
3.9
44
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Impermanent comes from the prefix im- meaning 'not' and permanent meaning 'lasting'. So, impermanent means 'not lasting' or temporary, like a shelter or festival that will not stay long.