Impermanence

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of permanence or continued duration. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations wordnet
  3. 3
    The quality or state of being impermanent. uncountable, usually

    "I watch the ripples change their size / But never leave the stream of warm impermanence and / So the days float through my eyes / But still the days seem the same"

  4. 4
    Anicca, the doctrine which asserts that all of conditioned existence is transient. uncountable, usually

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adaptabilityadjustabilityalterabilitybrevitybriefnesscaducity

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"Time is a constant reminder of life's impermanence."

Etymology

From Middle French impermanence, equivalent to im- + permanence.

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