impermanentadjective
uk/ɪmˈpɜː.mə.nənt/us/ɪmˈpɝː.mə.nənt/not lasting for ever or not lasting for a long time:
Acrylic paint is quick-drying but impermanent.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Temporary
- a flash in the pan idiom
- acting
- be a nine days' wonder idiom
- casual
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- flash
- here
- here today, gone tomorrow idiom
- interim
- makeshift
- moment
- nine
- pop up
- scratch
- short-lived
- short-term
- sticking plaster
- stopgap
- temporary
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impermanence
noun [ U ] uk/ɪmˈpɜː.mə.nəns/us/ɪmˈpɝː.mə.nəns/
the impermanence and fragility of life