Definition of Temporariness

1. Noun. The property of lasting only a short time.

Generic synonyms: Impermanence, Impermanency
Derivative terms: Temporary, Temporary

Definition of Temporariness

1. n. The quality or state of being temporary; -- opposed to perpetuity.

Definition of Temporariness

1. Noun. The characteristic of being temporary. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Temporariness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temporariness

temporalise
temporalities
temporality
temporalize
temporalized
temporalizes
temporalizing
temporally
temporalness
temporals
temporalties
temporalty
temporaneous
temporaries
temporarily
temporariness (current term)
temporarinesses
temporary
temporary base
temporary callus
temporary cartilage
temporary denture
temporary expedient
temporary gentleman
temporary hookup
temporary injunction
temporary memory
temporary parasite
temporary removal
temporary restoration

Literary usage of Temporariness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Short History of the Twelve Japanese Buddhist Sects by Bunyiu Nanjio (1886)
"temporariness done by causes' (Tn-jo-ke). The names of things are made temporarily by the coin' parison of this and that. This is called the ' temporariness ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1915)
"The determinative eb1- ment in the problem is not the size of the river or the temporariness of the sojourn, or these two in combination, ..."

3. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1856)
"The reconciler of baptismal regeneration with the doctrine of absolute predestination confounds temporariness with one of these reasons with temporariness ..."

4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"See tempérant. temporariness (tem'po-ra-ri-nes), я. The state or character of being temporary; transitori- ness: opposed to permanence and perpetuity. ..."

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