impermanence

English

Etymology

From Middle French impermanence, equivalent to im- +‎ permanence.

Noun

impermanence (usually uncountable, plural impermanences)

Lack of permanence or continued duration.
The quality or state of being impermanent.
(Buddhism) anicca, the doctrine which asserts that all of conditioned existence is transient.

Translations

lack of permanence

Bulgarian: непостоянство (bg) (nepostojanstvo), неустойчивост (bg) m (neustojčivost)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 無常 (zh), 无常 (zh) (wúcháng)

Finnish: pysymättömyys
Greek: παροδικότητα (el) f (parodikótita)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

quality or state of being impermanent

Chinese:
Mandarin: 無常 (zh), 无常 (zh) (wúcháng)
Finnish: pysymättömyys

Greek: παροδικότητα (el) f (parodikótita)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

anicca — see anicca

References

impermanence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Etymology

in- +‎ permanence

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃s/

Noun

impermanence f (plural impermanences)

impermanence (state of being impermanent)

Further reading

“impermanence” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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