Synonyms for temporariness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The characteristic of being temporary.
Near-synonym: temporality
Forms
- Plural
- temporarinesses → impermanences, transiences, temporalities, ephemeralities…
Example sentences
- impermanence Time is a constant reminder of life's impermanence.
- transience I never cease to be amazed at the transience of our mortal life.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| temporariness | rising | |
| impermanence | rising | |
| transience | rising | |
| temporality | rising | |
| ephemerality | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- transience3
- 11 letters
- temporality
- 12 letters
- impermanence, ephemerality
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (transience3 = 3 syllables).