transience

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈtrænʃəns/ UK /ˈtrænziəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state of lasting only for a short time

The poem mourns the transience of youth and beauty.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of lasting only... impermanencetransitorinessephemerality brevity evanescence fleetingness

Opposites

permanence durability persistence perpetuity

Word family

Related forms transient transiency transitory

Etymology

From transient + -ence; transient is from Latin trānsiēns ('going across'), present participle of trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go').

trānsīre Latin trāns Latin īre Latin

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# transience

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtrænʃəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtrænziəns/

## Meanings
1. the state of lasting only for a short time

## Examples
- The poem mourns the transience of youth and beauty.

## Synonyms
- impermanence
- transitoriness
- ephemerality
- brevity
- evanescence
- fleetingness

## Antonyms
- permanence
- durability
- persistence
- perpetuity

## Related Forms
- transient
- transiency
- transitory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trānsīre
- Root: trāns
- Root: īre

## Etymology
From transient + -ence; transient is from Latin trānsiēns ('going across'), present participle of trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go').

## AI Etymology
Transience is from transient + -ence; transient is from Latin trānsiēns ('going across'), present participle of trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go'). In present-day use, it means the state of lasting only for a short time. Related vocabulary includes transient, transiency, and transitory.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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