transience

noun

ˈtran(t)-sh(ē-)ən(t)s How to pronounce transience (audio)
Definition of transiencenext
as in shortness
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time the transience of spring in northern climates means residents get to enjoy temperate weather only briefly before the heat and humidity of summer set in

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Recent Examples of transience This transience helps The Darling stay fresh, allowing guests to engage with works at the cutting-edge of the Danish art scene. — Stephanie Gavan, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026 The clink of cutlery and the hiss of the grill, the clouds of steam rising off plates, the heady chaos that comes with a place of public convening, a destination as much as a place of transience. — Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025 But in Faiz’s poem, the union with the beloved also contains an acute awareness of mortality and the transience of beauty – a recognition of what has been lost, and the suffering still to come. — Krupa Shandilya, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 Almost 40 years after the movie charmed both critics and viewers, Stand by Me continues to remind audiences of the transience of youth and the importance of friends. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transience
  1. shortness
  2. impermanence
  3. transiency
  4. ephemerality
  5. evanescence
Noun
  • Pegula, Anisimova and Gauff should be pleased with their early-round draws, which are more important on SW19’s grass than at any other Grand Slam, because of the shortness of the season and the lack of time to build rhythm.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • How much of his life, his desperate desire for success, greatness, had been prompted by his shortness?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of shortness
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  • Yet in an era increasingly defined by digital abstraction and impermanence, fashion designers are newly preoccupied with the tangible and historic.
    — Emmanuel Olunkwa, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026
  • Pyrotechnic spectaculars thrill us with movement, surprise, poignant impermanence — and those qualities distinguish dance, as well.
    — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
Definition of impermanence
Noun
  • Locke also had a high transiency rate before Green Dot was in charge.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • That is everybody in college basketball in an era of transaction and transiency that has been compared to unlimited free agency without a salary cap.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Definition of transiency
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  • Her collection preserves not only the traces of a public life, but evidence of a performer who refused to separate politics from performance and performance from ephemerality.
    — Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2026
  • The irresistible ephemerality of a series of single-bite courses, each one in front of you for just a moment, never to be enjoyed by anyone else ever again.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2026
Definition of ephemerality
Noun
  • The filmmaker rarely lingers, making brief moments of grace — like Gabrielle peeking in at her mom and stepdad taking a nap — all the more resonant for their evanescence.
    — Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • To explain why a gag is funny is to crush its soufflé evanescence.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of evanescence

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