impermanent

[US]/ɪmˈpɜːmənənt/
[UK]/ɪmˈpɜːrmənənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not lasting or enduring, temporary.

Example Sentences

Impermanent things often bring unexpected joy.

The impermanent nature of relationships can be challenging.

He found peace in accepting the impermanent nature of life.

The impermanent beauty of flowers reminds us of the fleeting nature of life.

Real-world Examples

Oral communication is fast-moving and impermanent.

Source: CET-4 Listening Comprehension - Short Passage Understanding

Principle 5: Realize that everything is impermanent.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Realize that everything is impermanent, even the negative aspects of life.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Everything is impermanent — changing, moving, flowing from one hand to another.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

They also change their views, so their views are impermanent.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) September 2017 Collection

So very much this kind of, almost like nomadic, impermanent architecture.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2019 Collection

They're not things. They're impermanent. They're messy. They're impure.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) September 2017 Collection

He remembered once seeing a gauze kerchief blowing in the wind and now he sensed the future as though it twisted across some surface as undulant and impermanent as that of the windblown kerchief.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

The feeling for a good human job anywhere, the admiration of the really admirable, the disesteem of what is cheap and trashy and impermanent — this is what we call the critical sense, the sense for ideal values.

Source: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

At the Bonbonieri they descended to a panelled cabaret, hopelessly impermanent amid the cold stone. A listless band played a tango and a dozen couples covered the wide floor with those elaborate and dainty steps so offensive to the American eye.

Source: The Night is Gentle (Part Two)

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