as in shortness
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time
nothing makes the fleetingness of summer more apparent than the arrival of Labor Day
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleetingness
Noun
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Idleness seems to breed awareness of one’s own transience. . .—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025 -
Fallen blossoms whisper on the damp earth, a fleeting poem of transience.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Noun
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This highlights that accepting impermanence, rather than just acknowledging it, plays a pivotal role in mental health and life satisfaction.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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For all the impermanence — packing up and relocating just about every two years — Hutson said his upbringing was in many ways ideal, shaping his outlook to this day.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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In the 21st century, an array of avant-garde fashion designers have been drawn to the beauty and ephemerality of glass, which serves as a meta commentary on the transience of fashion—and life itself.—
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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The statistic is notoriously volatile, and averaging such a short period only exacerbates its ephemerality.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
Noun
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To explain why a gag is funny is to crush its soufflé evanescence.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Stranger with its exploration of another facet of exile and belonging, this time set on a flood-prone German island that exists in a perpetual struggle between evanescence and permanence.—
Jay D. Weissberg,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But transiency in the back of the bullpen extends well beyond Woodward’s arrival.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
27 July 2022
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The council will hold a workshop outlining strategies and efforts to remedy homelessness and transiency in the city.—
Laura Groch,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2021
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“Fleetingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleetingness. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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