impermanence

Definitions

The state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time.

The quality of being temporary or not enduring.

Examples

The monk meditated on the impermanence of all living things.

She found a strange sense of peace in the impermanence of the autumn leaves.

The artist used sand to create a mandala, embracing the inherent impermanence of his work.

Synonyms

transience ephemerality fleetingness mutability instability temporality evanescence

Antonyms

permanence eternity stability immutability endurance perpetuity constancy