fugitiveness

as in shortness
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time a sermon on the fugitiveness of all earthly existence

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Noun
  • In the study, participants in the High Awareness and Acceptance (HAA) group, who accepted impermanence, demonstrated better mental health outcomes, supporting the idea that acceptance of life’s impermanence may act as a protective factor for mental health.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • These works, made entirely in nature and left to be reclaimed by it, speak to a deep reverence for impermanence and the fleeting beauty of the world around us.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • But transiency in the back of the bullpen extends well beyond Woodward’s arrival.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 27 July 2022
  • 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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“Fugitiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fugitiveness. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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