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English 2 senses of the word impermanent:
ADJECTIVEallimpermanent, temporarynot permanent
allimpermanentexisting or enduring for a limited time only
Englishimpermanent: 2 senses adjective 1
Meaningnot permanent; not lasting / lasting / lasting.
Examples
  • "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber
  • "impermanent palm cottages"
Synonymtemporary
Attribute ofpermanence, permanencyThe property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration
NarroweractingServing temporarily especially as a substitute
ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugaciousLasting a very short time
episodicLimited in duration to a single episode
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
fly-by-nightEphemeral
improvised, jury-rigged, makeshiftDone or made using whatever is available
interimServing during an intermediate interval of time
pro tem, pro temporefor the time being
shipboardCasual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship
temporalnot eternal
terminableCapable of being terminated after a designated time
workingAdopted as a temporary basis for further work
See alsounstablelacking stability or fixity / fixity or firmness
Oppositepermanent, lastingcontinuing or enduring without marked change in status / status or condition or place
Spanishimpermanente, temporal
Catalantemporal
Nounsimpermanence, impermanencythe property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
Englishimpermanent: 2 senses adjective 2
MeaningExisting or enduring for a limited time only.
Broaderfinitebounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
Nounsimpermanence, impermanencythe property of not existing for indefinitely long durations

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