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 | ||