impermanence
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English
Etymology
From Middle French impermanence, equivalent to im- + permanence.
Noun
impermanence (usually uncountable, plural impermanences)
- Lack of permanence or continued duration.
- The quality or state of being impermanent.
- Synonyms: ephemerality, temporariness; see also Thesaurus:transience
- 1971, “Changes”, in Hunky Dory, performed by David Bowie:
- 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
- (Buddhism) Anicca, the doctrine which asserts that all of conditioned existence is transient.
Translations
lack of permanence
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quality or state of being impermanent
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Further reading
- “impermanence”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
From in- + permanence.
Pronunciation
Noun
impermanence f (plural impermanences)
- impermanence (state of being impermanent)
Further reading
- “impermanence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.