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momentariness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of momentariness

the state or quality of lasting only for a short time

  • the momentariness of the pain from the needle prick hardly compares to the lasting good feelings that a blood donor experiences
Synonyms of momentariness

ephemerality, evanescence, fleetingness, fugitiveness, impermanence, impermanency, temporariness, transience, transiency, transitoriness
Words Related to momentariness

brevity, shortness
Near Antonyms of momentariness

continuance, continuation

longevity
Antonyms of momentariness

endurance, permanence, permanency

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