transiency

transiency

noun

Definition of TRANSIENCY

the state or quality of lasting only for a short time <because of the transiency of their residency, college students often display little interest in the welfare of the towns where they go to school>

Synonyms ephemerality, evanescence, fleetingness, fugitiveness, impermanency, momentariness, temporariness, transience, transiency, transitoriness

Related Words brevity, shortness

Near Antonyms continuance, continuation; longevity

Antonyms endurance, permanence, permanency