transience
noun
transient state or quality.
transiency
-
a variation of
transience.
Example Sentences
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Locke has a high transiency rate — as it also did before Green Dot was in charge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The international transiency of the new elite means they care little about the spaces, communities or workforces that are essential for servicing big corporations, as well as their personal needs.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2018
Lack of transportation led to more tardiness, for instance, and more transiency made it more difficult to form stable classrooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2014
To France's Charles Aznavour it is the transiency of love that hurts.
From Time Magazine Archive
This characteristic brought another in its train—a lack of stability, and a proneness to transiency.
From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York
