transiency

tran·sien·cy

noun
\-sh(ē-)ən(t)-sē, -zē-ən(t)-, -sē-ən(t)-; -zhən(t)-sē, -jən(t)-\

Definition of TRANSIENCY

: transience

Examples of TRANSIENCY

1. <because of the transiency of their residency, college students often display little interest in the welfare of the towns where they go to school>

First Known Use of TRANSIENCY

1652

Related to TRANSIENCY

Synonyms: ephemerality, evanescence, fleetingness, fugitiveness, impermanency, momentariness, temporariness, transience, impermanence, transitoriness

Antonyms: endurance, permanence, permanency

Related Words: brevity, shortness

Near Antonyms: continuance, continuation; longevity

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