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impermanent definition
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Overview of adj impermanent The adj impermanent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. impermanent, temporary -- (not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing") 2. impermanent -- (existing or enduring for a limited time only) Antonyms of adj impermanent 2 senses of impermanent Sense 1 impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary permanent (vs. impermanent), lasting => abiding, enduring, imperishable => ageless, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing => indissoluble => standing(postnominal) Sense 2 impermanent INDIRECT (VIA finite) -> infinite Similarity of adj impermanent 2 senses of impermanent Sense 1 impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary => acting(postnominal) => ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious => episodic => fly-by-night => improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift => temporal => terminable => visiting, guest(postnominal) => working(postnominal) => evanescent => interim => pro tem, pro tempore Also See-> unstable#1 Sense 2 impermanent => finite (vs. infinite) Attributes of adj impermanent 1 of 2 senses of impermanent Sense 1 impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary => permanence, permanency Familiarity of adj impermanent impermanent used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj impermanent impermanent Overview of adj impermanent The adj impermanent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. impermanent, temporary -- (not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing") 2. impermanent -- (existing or enduring for a limited time only)
impermanent definition
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