transience
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- nontransience noun
- nontransiency noun
Etymology
Origin of transience
First recorded in 1735–45; transi(ent) + -ence
Example Sentences
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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
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
The chair indicates “throne,” the austere clock adds a symbolic note of sober timeliness, as well as intimating life’s inevitable transience.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
Most alarmingly, DRM accelerates the transience of our digital goods.
From Slate • Dec. 26, 2023
But I still remember what she said to me about my transience in Tobias’s life.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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