Transitoriness

  • 101transitorily — transitory ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not permanent; short lived. DERIVATIVES transitorily adverb transitoriness noun. ORIGIN Latin transitorius, from transire go across …

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  • 102transitory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not permanent; short lived. DERIVATIVES transitorily adverb transitoriness noun. ORIGIN Latin transitorius, from transire go across …

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  • 103evanescence — [ev΄ənes′əns] n. [ML evanescentia: see EVANESCENT] 1. a gradual disappearance 2. a tendency to evanesce; evanescent quality; transitoriness …

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  • 104transitory — [tran′sə tôr΄ē, tran′zətôr΄ē] adj. [ME transitorie < MFr transitoire < LL(Ec) transitorius < L, adapted for passing through < transitus: see TRANSIT] of a passing nature; not enduring or permanent; temporary, fleeting, or ephemeral;… …

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  • 105ephemerality — noun the property of lasting for a very short time • Syn: ↑ephemeralness, ↑fleetingness • Derivationally related forms: ↑fleeting (for: ↑fleetingness), ↑ephemeral (for: ↑ …

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  • 106ephemeralness — noun the property of lasting for a very short time • Syn: ↑ephemerality, ↑fleetingness • Derivationally related forms: ↑fleeting (for: ↑fleetingness), ↑ephemeral, ↑ephemeral …

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  • 107fleetingness — noun the property of lasting for a very short time • Syn: ↑ephemerality, ↑ephemeralness • Derivationally related forms: ↑fleeting, ↑ephemeral (for: ↑ephemeralness), ↑ephemeral …

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  • 108fugaciousness — noun the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) • Syn: ↑fugacity • Derivationally related forms: ↑fugacious, ↑fugacious (for: ↑fugacity) • Topics: ↑ …

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  • 109fugacity — noun 1. the tendency of a gas to expand or escape • Hypernyms: ↑physical property 2. the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) • Syn: ↑fugaciousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑fugacious ( …

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  • 110impermanence — noun the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations • Syn: ↑impermanency • Ant: ↑permanence • Derivationally related forms: ↑impermanent (for: ↑impermanency), ↑ …

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