Noun: transience tran-zee-un(t)s or tran-sh(ee-)un(t)s [N. Amer], tran-zee-un(t)s [Brit]
- The attribute of being brief or fleeting
"The transience of fame in the entertainment industry is well-known";
- brevity, briefness
- An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying
"The transience of youth is a common theme in poetry";
- transiency, transitoriness
Derived forms: transiences
Type of: duration, impermanence, impermanency, length
Encyclopedia: Transience