impermanency
Nothing lasts forever
Impermanency is a less common variant of impermanence, referring to the quality or state of not lasting forever.
Both forms describe the transient nature of things—relationships, feelings, physical objects, life itself.
Buddhist philosophy places particular emphasis on impermanency as a fundamental characteristic of existence.
The impermanency of youth makes it all the more precious.
Brief in duration
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
short-lived · passing · fugacious · temporary · vanishing · fading · dissolving · decaying
Tendency toward unpredictable change
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
tentativeness · fragility · contingency · variability · fluctuation · unreliability · shakiness · unsteadiness
Thorough change in form
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- transitionChange from one state
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
adaptation · mutation · shift · alteration · modification · becoming · renewal · samsara
transitory
Brief in duration
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
momentary · short-lived · passing · fugacious · temporary · vanishing · fading · dissolving · decaying · withering
instability
Tendency toward unpredictable change
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
insecurity · tentativeness · fragility · contingency · variability · fluctuation · unreliability · shakiness · unsteadiness · vulnerability
transformation
Thorough change in form
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- transitionChange from one state
evolution · adaptation · mutation · shift · alteration · modification · becoming · renewal · samsara · cycles
impermanencypermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
permanency · eternity · perpetuity · endurance · durability