Word a Day
transience
What does transience mean?
transience (noun): an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use transience in a sentence?
- I never cease to be amazed at the transience of our mortal life. (Tatoeba sentence #10921696 by AlanF_US, CC BY 2.0 FR)
Where does transience come from?
From transient + -ence.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “transience” mean?
a deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made
Not quite: that's what impasse means.
an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying
Right! That's what “transience” means.
the act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment
Not quite: that's what incarceration means.
improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person
Not quite: that's what malpractice means.
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