adj
Meaning 1
not permanent; unperpetual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
impermanent
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adjective
Meaning 2
not permanent; not lasting- James Thurber
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- politics is an impermanent factor of life
- impermanent palm cottages
- a temperary arrangement
- temporary housing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: temporary
Antonyms: permanent
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
existing or enduring for a limited time only
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French impermanent, from im- + permanent.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: непостоянен (nepostojanen) — not permanent
- Bulgarian: неустойчив (neustojčiv) — not permanent
- Chinese Mandarin: 短暫 /短暂 (duǎnzàn) — not permanent
- Chinese Mandarin: 暫時 /暂时 — not permanent
- Chinese Mandarin: 非永久的 (fēi yǒngjiǔ de) — not permanent
- French: impermanent — not permanent
- Italian: provvisorio — not permanent
- Italian: transitorio — not permanent
- Italian: temporaneo — not permanent
- Latin: impermanēns — not permanent
- Latin: imperpetuālis — not permanent