ephemeralness
Quality of passing
Ephemeralness is the quality of lasting only briefly.
The word applies to things that exist or matter for a short time before fading: the ephemeralness of youth, the ephemeralness of internet fame.
It often carries a wistful tone, acknowledging that something beautiful or meaningful won't endure.
Ephemerality means the same thing and is more common.
Brief in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- fugaciousLasting very briefly
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
fading · dissipating · evaporating · withering · impermanent · temporary · provisional · interim
Quality of not lasting
- evanescenceGradual disappearance from existence
- transitorinessQuality of not lasting
- mutabilityCapacity for alteration
- fluxContinuous change or flow
mortality · finitude · dissolution · obsolescence · decay · entropy · wabi-sabi · memento mori
Short-lived winged insect
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- dewdropCondensed moisture on surfaces
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- cherry blossomOrnamental Prunus flower
sakura · bubble · mist · fog · rainbow · sunset · snowflake · firefly
Lasting very briefly
- instantaneousHappening without any delay
- briefShort in duration
- short-livedLasting only briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
quick · swift · rapid · flash · blink · heartbeat · split-second · nanosecond
Gaseous form of liquid
- shadowLight blocked by object
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- mirageAtmospheric optical deception
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
apparition · ghost · specter · trace · vestige · insubstantial · intangible · ethereal
transitory
Brief in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- fugaciousLasting very briefly
vanishing · fading · dissipating · evaporating · withering · impermanent · temporary · provisional · interim · short-term
impermanence
Quality of not lasting
- evanescenceGradual disappearance from existence
- transitorinessQuality of not lasting
- mutabilityCapacity for alteration
flux · mortality · finitude · dissolution · obsolescence · decay · entropy · wabi-sabi · memento mori · samsara
mayfly
Short-lived winged insect
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- dewdropCondensed moisture on surfaces
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
cherry blossom · sakura · bubble · mist · fog · rainbow · sunset · snowflake · firefly · dandelion
momentary
Lasting very briefly
- instantaneousHappening without any delay
- briefShort in duration
- short-livedLasting only briefly
fleeting · quick · swift · rapid · flash · blink · heartbeat · split-second · nanosecond · twinkling
vapor
Gaseous form of liquid
phantom · apparition · ghost · specter · trace · vestige · insubstantial · intangible · ethereal · delicate
ephemeralnesspermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
lastingness · durability · perpetuity · longevity · persistence
ephemeralnesstimelessness
Freedom from temporal decay
eternity · everlastingness · agelessness · immortality · eternality
ephemeralnessagelessness
Immunity to aging
immortality · imperishability · indestructibility · unchangingness · immutability
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