English adjective: impermanent | |||
1. | impermanent not permanent; not lasting | ||
Samples | Politics is an impermanent factor of life. Impermanent palm cottages. A temperary arrangement. Temporary housing. | ||
Synonyms | temporary | ||
Similar | acting, ephemeral, episodic, evanescent, fly-by-night, fugacious, improvised, interim, jury-rigged, makeshift, passing, pro tem, pro tempore, shipboard, short-lived, temporal, terminable, transient, transitory, working | ||
See also | unstable | ||
Attribute | permanence, permanency | ||
Antonyms | lasting, permanent | ||
2. | impermanent existing or enduring for a limited time only | ||
Similar | finite | ||
Antonyms | infinite | ||