Transience

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being transient, temporary, brief or fleeting. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the attribute of being brief or fleeting wordnet
  3. 3
    An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying wordnet

Synonyms

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brevitybrevitybriefnessimpermanencetransiencytransitoriness

Example

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"I am fascinated by clouds and clocks on old photographs - perhaps because they can be understood as symbols of the transience and continuous passage of time."

Etymology

From transient + -ence.

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