adjective
- not lasting forever; temporary or transitory
Examples
- The artist created an impermanent sculpture from ice that would melt by morning.
- Buddhist philosophy teaches that all things in life are impermanent.
- The chalk drawings on the sidewalk were beautiful but impermanent.
- She found comfort in knowing that her sadness was impermanent.
- The company’s success proved to be impermanent when the market crashed.
- Flowers remind us that beauty can be impermanent yet meaningful.