impermanent

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪmˈpɜːmənənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪmˈpɝmənənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(im pûr′mə nənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
im•per•ma•nent /ɪmˈpɜrmənənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. not permanent:impermanent physical beauty.
im•per•ma•nence, n. [uncountable]the impermanence of physical beauty.
im•per•ma•nent•ly, adv. See -man-2.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
im•per•ma•nent  (im pûr′mə nənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not permanent or enduring;
    transitory.
  • im-2 + permanent 1645–55
im•per′ma•nence, im•per′ma•nen•cy, n. 
im•per′ma•nent•ly, adv. 
    fleeting, temporary, ephemeral, evanescent.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
impermanent /ɪmˈpɜːmənənt/ adj
  1. not permanent; fleeting; transitory
imˈpermanence, imˈpermanency n imˈpermanently adv
'impermanent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
deciduous - brittle - fly-by-night - Platonism - temporary - subliterature

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