Transitoriness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being transitory; short continuance; evanescence; transientness.
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  • noun. The quality or state of being transitory; speedy passage or departure.
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  • noun. The state or quality of being transitory.
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  • noun. an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying
    • Word Usage
    "The transitoriness is the same, and the eternal consequences are eternal alike in both; and yet there is a very solemn sense in which the one man's life has utterly perished, and the other's abides."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    impermanence  impermanency  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    ephemerality  ephemeralness  fleetingness  fugaciousness  fugacity  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abstractness  aimlessness  bookishness  conceptualization  disingenuousness  
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