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impermanent

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im·per·ma·nent  (m-pûrm-nnt)
adj.
Not lasting or durable; not permanent.
im·perma·nence, im·perma·nen·cy n.
impermanent
Adjective
not permanent; fleeting
impermanence n
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Adj.1.impermanent - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
temporary
unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"
lasting, permanent - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
2.impermanent - existing or enduring for a limited time only
finite - bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
impermanent
adjective temporary, passing, brief, fleeting, elusive, mortal, short-lived, flying, fugitive, transient, momentary, ephemeral, transitory, perishable, fly-by-night (informal) evanescent, inconstant, fugacious, here today, gone tomorrow (informal)
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The first [meaning of the doctrine] is the emphasis on the transient and insubstantial character of all that is other than God (ma siwa' Llah) and therefore the whole of the created order--of which the material is the most impermanent of all.
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The verbs climb, bend, fall, descend, rise, and grow bear witness to this incessant motion, while Tolkien points out how rare and impermanent are those moments when: "The path stopped climbing, and became for a while nearly level.
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