Search Result for "impermanent": 
Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not permanent; not lasting;
- Example: "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber
- Example: "impermanent palm cottages"
- Example: "a temperary arrangement"
- Example: "temporary housing"
[syn: impermanent, temporary]

2. existing or enduring for a limited time only; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Impermanent \Im*per"ma*nent\, a.
   Not permanent.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

impermanent
    adj 1: not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent
           factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm
           cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
           [syn: impermanent, temporary] [ant: lasting,
           permanent]
    2: existing or enduring for a limited time only