TRANSIENCE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

transience

noun

ˈtran(t)-sh(ē-)ən(t)s

as in shortness

the state or quality of lasting only for a short time the transience of spring in northern climates means residents get to enjoy temperate weather only briefly before the heat and humidity of summer set in

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Recent Examples on the Web What is so poignant about culinary art, especially as practiced at this level, is its transience. —

Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023 But what the movie is really about is the passage, and the transience, of life. —

Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023 The transience of the tourist, the intractability of the laborer. —

Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023 Most fundamentally, you’ll be exposed to the geological story behind the sturdy stone that carvers use to immortalize human transience. —

Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for transience

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