as in transience
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time
the ancient Roman ruins are a telling reminder of the impermanence of even the grandest man-made constructions
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Recent Examples of impermanence
Yet, Fujimoto also notes that impermanence has always been a feature of Japanese architecture.
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Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Each work is like a small celebration of the nature of existence, its curious assembly and, of course, its impermanence.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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
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Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Each work is like a small celebration of the nature of existence, its curious assembly and, of course, its impermanence.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impermanence
Noun
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Idleness seems to breed awareness of one’s own transience. . .—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Fallen blossoms whisper on the damp earth, a fleeting poem of transience.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 May 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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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
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
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“Impermanence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impermanence. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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