impermanence
Lack of permanence or continued durationLack of permanence or continued duration.
» Time is a constant reminder of life's impermanence.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Lack of permanence or continued duration.
(uncountable, usually)The quality or state of being impermanent.
(uncountable, usually)Anicca, the doctrine which asserts that all of conditioned existence is transient.
More definitions
- the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
Examples
1 sentencesTime is a constant reminder of life's impermanence.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle French impermanence, equivalent to im- + permanence.From Middle French impermanence, equivalent to im- + permanence.
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Forms
plural: impermanencesSynonyms
14 synonymsephemeralityC2brevityC2temporarinessbriefnesscaducityephemeralnessfleetingnessfugacitytransiencetransiencytransientnesstransitoriness
Close in meaning
- the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations:impermanency
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedimpermanent
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable