Transitoriness
81transitory — [ transɪt(ə)ri, trα:ns , nz ] adjective not permanent; short lived. Derivatives transitorily adverb transitoriness noun Origin ME: from OFr. transitoire, from Christian L. transitorius, from transit (see …
82evanescence — n. 1. Evanishing, vanishing, evanishment, disappearance, being dissipated, gradual disappearance. 2. Transitoriness, transientness, speedy passage, short continuance, fleeting nature …
83earthly — earthly, terrestrial, earthy, mundane, worldly, sublunary are comparable when they mean of, belonging to, or characteristic of the earth. Earthly is used chiefly in opposition to heavenly {earthly love} {the earthly paradise} {if I have told you… …
84mood — mood, humor, temper, vein mean a temporary state or frame of mind in which one emotion or desire or one set of emotions gains the ascendancy. Mood is the comprehensive term for any such frame of mind, regardless of its particular cause, its… …
85offense — 1 offensive, aggression, *attack Analogous words: assault, *attack, onslaught, onset 2 Offense, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff are comparable when they mean a person s emotional reaction to what he regards as a slight, an affront, an… …
86passion — n 1 suffering, agony, dolor, *distress, misery Analogous words: *trial, tribulation, cross, visitation, affliction 2 *feeling, emotion, affection, sentiment Analogous words: inspiration, frenzy: *ecstasy, raptur …
87stylish — stylish, *fashionable, modish, smart, chic, dashing can mean conforming to the choice and usage of those who set the vogue (as persons of wealth and taste or often the avant garde). Stylish is likely to stress currency and, correspondingly,… …
88wound — n Wound, trauma, traumatism, lesion, bruise, contusion are comparable when they mean an injury to one of the organs or parts of the body. Wound generally denotes an injury that is inflicted by a hard or sharp instrument (as a knife, a bullet, or… …
89fragility — n 1. delicacy, frailness, brittleness, frailty, breakableness, frangibility, crumbliness, friability; flimsiness, ricketiness, shakiness, unstableness, unsteadiness, decrepitude. 2. frailness, weakness, infirmity; caducity, transitoriness,… …
90lubricity — n 1. oiliness, slipperiness, greasiness, slitheriness; smoothness, sleekness, glassiness, glossiness, skiddiness, iciness; soapiness, waxiness, butteriness, unctuousness, oleaginousness, mucosity. 2. instability, unsteadiness, inconstancy,… …
