Meanings
adjectiveimpermanent (comparative more impermanent, superlative most impermanent)
comparative more impermanent · superlative most impermanent
- not permanent; unperpetual.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot permanent; not lasting
Opposite
adjectiveexisting or enduring for a limited time only
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Origin
- Middle Frenchimpermanent
- Englishimpermanent
From Middle French impermanent, from im- + permanent.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian непостоянен, неустойчив
- непостоянен (nepostojanen)not permanent
- неустойчив (neustojčiv)not permanent
Chinese Mandarin 短暫 /短暂, 暫時 /暂时
- 短暫 /短暂 (duǎnzàn)not permanent
- 暫時 /暂时not permanent
- 非永久的 (fēi yǒngjiǔ de)not permanent
French impermanent
- impermanentnot permanent
Italian provvisorio, transitorio
- provvisorionot permanent
- transitorionot permanent
- temporaneonot permanent
Latin impermanēns, imperpetuālis
- impermanēnsnot permanent
- imperpetuālisnot permanent
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APA
impermanent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impermanent
MLA
“impermanent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impermanent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impermanent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impermanent.
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