impermanency

Examples

• All

• The artist captured the impermanency of youth in her latest painting, highlighting how quickly time passes.

• This old photograph serves as a reminder of the impermanency of our memories.

• The impermanency of life is a central idea in many philosophies.

• Life has an impermanency we must accept.

• The impermanency of happiness is often discussed.

• The impermanency of seasons reminds us that change is an essential part of life.

• Philosophers often ponder the impermanency of our existence and what it means for our actions.

Synonyms

I

impermanence

vsimpermanency

4 8.2

A state of not lasting forever and likely to change

is the same concept but appears as a different word form

T

transience

vsimpermanency

2 8.1

A short time before something changes or ends

is used more generally for being temporary, not only very brief

E

ephemerality

vsimpermanency

1 8.9

A state of lasting only a short time, like a rainbow

is about not lasting forever but can include longer temporary periods

F

fleetingness

vsimpermanency

1 8.2

A short time that passes quickly

expresses general temporariness rather than this extreme briefness

T

transitoriness

vsimpermanency

1 9.2

The fact that something lasts only a short time

is the general property of not lasting without implying inevitable end

P

perishability

vsimpermanency

1 7.2

How quickly food or other items go bad

is about being temporary, not specifically about decay or spoilage

T

transiency

vsimpermanency

1 8.4

A short time that something exists before it ends

is the same temporariness but does not stress unavoidable end

T

temporariness

vsimpermanency

1 5.5

A state of lasting only a short time

is a general quality of not lasting forever rather than a specific condition

E

ephemeralness

vsimpermanency

• Specialized

1 9.1

The state of lasting only a short time

is broader, meaning not lasting forever, not only very brief events

F

fugitivity

vsimpermanency

• Literature

9.9

A state of lasting only a short time and hard to hold

means not lasting forever but does not stress being hard to keep

Antonyms

P

permanency

3 4.9

A state of lasting for a long time

How Permanent

permanence

14 5.5

durability

19 3.8

impermanency

1 8.2

transience

2 8.1

ephemerality

1 8.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology