impermanent

English

Etymology

From Middle French impermanent, from im- +‎ permanent.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

impermanent (comparative more impermanent, superlative most impermanent)

1. not permanent; unperpetual.

Coordinate terms

• momentary
• temporary

Derived terms

• impermanently

Related terms

• impermanence

Translations

not permanent

Bulgarian: непостоянен (bg) (nepostojanen), неустойчив (bg) (neustojčiv) Chinese: Mandarin: 短暫 / 短暂 (zh) (duǎnzàn), 暫時 / 暂时 (zh), 非永久的 (fēi yǒngjiǔ de) French: impermanent (fr) Italian: provvisorio (it), transitorio (it), temporaneo (it) Latin: impermanēns, imperpetuālis

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “impermanent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “impermanent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

From in- +‎ permanent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃/

Adjective

impermanent (feminine impermanente, masculine plural impermanents, feminine plural impermanentes)

1. impermanent

Related terms

• impermanence