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transience

[tran-shuhns, -zhuhns, -zee-uhns] / ˈtræn ʃəns, -ʒəns, -zi əns /
NOUN
brevity
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conciseness concision condensation crispness curtness economy ephemerality impermanence pithiness pointedness succinctness terseness transitoriness
Antonyms
WEAK
lengthiness longevity permanence
NOUN
inquietude
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STRONG
activity agitation ailment ants anxiety bustle disquiet disquietude disturbance edginess excitability ferment fitfulness fretfulness hurry inconstancy insomnia instability jitters jumpiness movement nervousness restiveness turbulence turmoil unease uneasiness unrest
WEAK
antsiness unsettledness worriedness
Antonyms
STRONG
calm calmness collectedness ease happiness harmony inactivity laziness order peace rest tranquility
NOUN
insecureness
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alternation anxiety capriciousness changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecurity irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness shakiness uncertainty unpredictability unreliability unstableness unsteadiness vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness
WEAK
unfixedness unsureness
Antonyms
STRONG
calm certainty ease peace strength sureness
NOUN
instability
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anxiety fluctuation insecurity uncertainty volatility vulnerability weakness
STRONG
alternation capriciousness changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness shakiness unpredictability unreliability unsteadiness vacillation variability wavering
WEAK
unfixedness
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STRONG
calm
WEAK
balance constancy soundness stability steadfastness
NOUN
mortality
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being ephemerality flesh humanity humankind impermanence temporality
WEAK
Homo sapiens human race
Antonyms
WEAK
animal life inhumanness plant life
NOUN
precariousness
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STRONG
alternation anxiety capriciousness changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecureness insecurity irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy restlessness shakiness uncertainty unpredictability unreliability unstableness unsteadiness vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness
WEAK
unfixedness unsureness
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STRONG
calm certainty ease peace strength sureness
NOUN
restiveness
Synonyms
STRONG
activity agitation ailment ants anxiety bustle disquiet disquietude disturbance edginess excitability ferment fitfulness fretfulness hurry inconstancy inquietude insomnia instability jitters jumpiness movement nervousness turbulence turmoil unease uneasiness unrest
WEAK
antsiness unsettledness worriedness
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STRONG
calm calmness collectedness ease happiness harmony inactivity laziness order peace rest tranquility
NOUN
restlessness
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STRONGEST
agitation anxiety disquiet ferment insomnia instability jitters nervousness uneasiness
STRONG
activity ailment ants bustle disquietude disturbance edginess excitability fitfulness fretfulness hurry inconstancy inquietude jumpiness movement restiveness turbulence turmoil unrest
WEAK
antsiness unsettledness worriedness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm calmness collectedness ease happiness peace
STRONG
harmony inactivity laziness order rest tranquility
WEAK
contentedness relaxation restfulness
NOUN
ricketiness
Synonyms
STRONG
alternation anxiety capriciousness changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecurity instability irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness shakiness uncertainty unpredictability unreliability unsteadiness vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness
WEAK
unfixedness wobbliness
Antonyms
STRONG
calm certainty ease peace strength sureness
NOUN
shakiness
Synonyms
STRONG
alternation anxiety capriciousness changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecureness insecurity irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness uncertainty unpredictability unreliability unstableness unsteadiness vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness
WEAK
unfixedness unsureness
Antonyms
STRONG
calm certainty ease peace strength sureness
NOUN
unease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agitation anxiety disquiet edginess ferment instability jitters nervousness turbulence turmoil uneasiness unrest
STRONG
activity ailment ants bustle disquietude disturbance excitability fitfulness fretfulness hurry inconstancy inquietude insomnia jumpiness movement restiveness
WEAK
antsiness unsettledness worriedness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm calmness collectedness ease happiness harmony peace tranquility
STRONG
inactivity laziness
NOUN
unstableness
Synonyms
STRONG
alternation anxiety capriciousness changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecurity instability irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness ricketiness shakiness uncertainty unpredictability unreliability vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness
WEAK
unfixedness wobbliness
Antonyms
STRONG
calm certainty ease peace strength sureness
NOUN
unsteadiness
Synonyms
STRONG
alternation anxiety capriciousness changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecurity instability irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness ricketiness shakiness uncertainty unpredictability unreliability vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness
WEAK
unfixedness wobbliness
Antonyms
STRONG
calm certainty ease peace strength sureness
NOUN
unsureness
Synonyms
WEAK
alternation anxiety capriciousness changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecureness insecurity irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness shakiness uncertainty unfixedness unpredictability unreliability unstableness unsteadiness vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness

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These days, the transience of “Spiral Jetty” reads like an early warning of climate chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The bond between Noah and Allie is a prism through which to experience both the transience and the permanence of what matters most to us in life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Then, with no warning, Amélie’s grandmother dies, and directors Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang introduce a layer of transience that subtly begins to play with Amélie’s idea that everything is predetermined.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

Most alarmingly, DRM accelerates the transience of our digital goods.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2023

Like an old man with rheumy eyes watching children play, seeing only transience in their shrill elation and their wholehearted commitment to life.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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