impermanence

== English == === Alternative forms === impermanency, unpermanence, unpermanency === Etymology === From Middle French impermanence, equivalent to im- +‎ permanence. === Noun === impermanence (usually uncountable, plural impermanences) Lack of permanence or continued duration. The quality or state of being impermanent. Synonyms: ephemerality, temporariness; see also Thesaurus:transience (Buddhism) Anicca, the doctrine which asserts that all of conditioned existence is transient. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “impermanence”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From in- +‎ permanence. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃s/ === Noun === impermanence f (plural impermanences) impermanence (state of being impermanent) === Further reading === “impermanence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012