Meanings
nountemporariness (usually uncountable, plural temporarinesses)
plural temporarinesses
- uncountableusuallyThe characteristic of being temporary.
Near-synonym: temporality
Synonyms: impermanence, ephemerality, transience, brevity, briefness, caducity, ephemerality, ephemeralness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe characteristic of being temporary.
Origin
Translations
Russian вре́менность
- вре́менность (vrémennostʹ)Translations
Spanish transitoriedad, temporaneidad
- transitoriedadTranslations
- temporaneidadTranslations
- temporariedadTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
temporariness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporariness
MLA
“temporariness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporariness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “temporariness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporariness.
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