transiences
States of impermanence
Transiences is the plural of transience—the quality of being temporary or short-lived.
The word appears when discussing multiple instances or types of impermanence: the transiences of youth, beauty, and fame.
It remains uncommon, as transience typically serves for both singular and collective reference.
Quality of not lasting
- fleetingnessQuality of passing quickly
- ephemeralityCondition of being brief
- brevityShortness of expression
- momentarinessBrief duration quality
evanescence · temporariness · passing · transitoriness · shortness · perishability · mortality · finitude
Year's four divisions
- blossomsFlowers on trees
- autumn leavesDeciduous trees' seasonal shedding
- snowflakesFrozen precipitation crystals
- mayfliesAquatic insects, extremely short-lived
rainbows · dewdrops · sunsets · tides · migrations · molting · metamorphosis · blooming
Temporary emotional states
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- joyIntense positive emotion
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
nostalgia · melancholy · euphoria · longing · wistfulness · bittersweet · heartache · elation
Quality of not lasting
- wabi-sabiAesthetic valuing transience, incompleteness
- memento moriArtistic death reminder
- vanitasPainting of mortality symbols
- fluxContinuous change or flow
becoming · entropy · dissolution · emptiness · non-attachment · letting go · acceptance · mindfulness
Carrying out a task
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- ice sculptureArt from frozen water
- sand mandalaColored granules arranged spiritually
- chalk artPictures made with soft stite
fireworks · dance · music · theater · installation · happening · land art · Tibetan monks
impermanence
Quality of not lasting
- fleetingnessQuality of passing quickly
- ephemeralityCondition of being brief
- brevityShortness of expression
momentariness · evanescence · temporariness · passing · transitoriness · shortness · perishability · mortality · finitude · mutability
seasons
Year's four divisions
- blossomsFlowers on trees
- autumn leavesDeciduous trees' seasonal shedding
- snowflakesFrozen precipitation crystals
mayflies · rainbows · dewdrops · sunsets · tides · migrations · molting · metamorphosis · blooming · wilting
moods
Temporary emotional states
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- joyIntense positive emotion
infatuation · nostalgia · melancholy · euphoria · longing · wistfulness · bittersweet · heartache · elation · sorrow
impermanence
Quality of not lasting
- wabi-sabiAesthetic valuing transience, incompleteness
- memento moriArtistic death reminder
- vanitasPainting of mortality symbols
flux · becoming · entropy · dissolution · emptiness · non-attachment · letting go · acceptance · mindfulness · Heraclitus
performance
Carrying out a task
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- ice sculptureArt from frozen water
- sand mandalaColored granules arranged spiritually
chalk art · fireworks · dance · music · theater · installation · happening · land art · Tibetan monks · street art
transiencespermanences
Enduring, unchanging conditions
eternities · perpetuities · everlastingness · lastingness · timelessness
transiencesconstancies
Unchanging states or qualities
fixities · stabilities · unchangingness · fixedness · changelessness