Impermanent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not permanent; not lasting; - James Thurber

existing or enduring for a limited time only

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɜːmənənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɜːmənənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɜːmənənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɜːmənənt/.

Examples

politics is an impermanent factor of life
impermanent palm cottages
a temperary arrangement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

temporary

Antonyms

permanent

Parts of Speech

adjective	not permanent; not lasting; - James Thurber “politics is an impermanent factor of life”
adjective	existing or enduring for a limited time only

Word Forms

impermanency	noun	the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
impermanence	noun	the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
temporariness	noun	the property of lasting only a short time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbeständig

nicht dauerhaft; nicht von Dauer; -James Thurber

🇫🇷French

transitoire

non permanent ; ne dure pas; -James Thurber

🇪🇸Spanish

impermanente

no permanente; no duradero; -James Thurber

🇮🇹Italian

impermanente

non permanente; non duraturo; -James Thurber

🇳🇱Dutch

vergankelijk

niet permanent; niet blijvend; -James Thurber

🇵🇹Portuguese

impermanente

não permanente; não duradouro; -James Thurber

🇷🇺Russian

непостоянный

не постоянный; не прочный; - Джеймс Тербер

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनस्थिर

स्थायी नहीं; स्थायी नहीं; -जेम्स थर्बर

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থায়ী

স্থায়ী নয়; দীর্ঘস্থায়ী নয়; - জেমস থার্বার

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலையற்றது

நிரந்தரமில்லை; நீடித்தது அல்ல; - ஜேம்ஸ் தர்பர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అశాశ్వతమైన

శాశ్వతం కాదు; శాశ్వతం కాదు; - జేమ్స్ థర్బర్

🇮🇳Marathi

शाश्वत

कायम नाही; चिरस्थायी नाही; - जेम्स थर्बर

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્થાયી

કાયમી નથી; સ્થાયી નથી; - જેમ્સ થર્બર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಶಾಶ್ವತ

ಶಾಶ್ವತವಲ್ಲ; ಶಾಶ್ವತವಲ್ಲ; - ಜೇಮ್ಸ್ ಥರ್ಬರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാശ്വതമായ

ശാശ്വതമല്ല; നിലനിൽക്കുന്നതല്ല; - ജെയിംസ് തർബർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਾਈ

ਸਥਾਈ ਨਹੀਂ; ਸਥਾਈ ਨਹੀਂ; - ਜੇਮਸ ਥਰਬਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مستقل

مستقل نہیں؛ دیرپا نہیں؛ - جیمز تھربر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无常的

不是永久的；不持久； ——詹姆斯·瑟伯

🇯🇵Japanese

無常な

永続的ではありません。長続きしない。 - ジェームズ・サーバー

🇰🇷Korean

비영구적인

영구적이지 않음; 지속되지 않음; - 제임스 서버

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô thường

không vĩnh viễn; không kéo dài; - James Thurber

🇹🇭Thai

อนิจจัง

ไม่ถาวร; ไม่ยั่งยืน; - เจมส์ เธอร์เบอร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak permanen

tidak permanen; tidak bertahan lama; -James Thurber

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi permanente

hindi permanente; hindi nagtatagal; - James Thurber

🇲🇾Malay

tidak kekal

tidak kekal; tidak kekal; - James Thurber

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير دائم

ليست دائمة؛ لا يدوم؛ - جيمس ثيربر

🇮🇷Persian

ناپایدار

دائمی نیست؛ ماندگار نیست؛ - جیمز تربر

🇹🇷Turkish

kalıcı

kalıcı değil; kalıcı değil; -James Thurber

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲרָעִי

לא קבוע; לא מתמשך; - ג'יימס ת'רבר

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The primary meaning of 'impermanent' is 'not permanent; not lasting; - James Thurber'.

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