impermanence.

The fact that something does not last forever and will eventually change or end.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• impermanence of life
• sense of impermanence

On the page

The abandoned station gave her a sudden sense of impermanence.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.