impermanence

Other forms: impermanences

Definitions of impermanence
  1. noun
    the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
    synonyms: impermanency
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    permanence
    the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration
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    temporariness
    the property of lasting only a short time
    transience, transiency, transitoriness
    an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying
    mortality
    the quality or state of being mortal
    fugaciousness, fugacity
    the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts)
    ephemerality, ephemeralness, fleetingness
    the property of lasting for a very short time
    type of:
    duration, length
    continuance in time
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