impermanent

Adjective
Synonyms: temporary

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. not permanent; not lasting“politics is an impermanent factor of life — James Thurber”“impermanent palm cottages”“a temporary arrangement”“temporary housing”Synonyms: temporaryOpposite lastingSimilar ephemeral, acting, temporal, interim, improvised, working, pro tem, terminable +4 moreRelates to permanence, permanencySee also unstable
  2. existing or enduring for a limited time onlyOpposite infiniteSimilar finite
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Im·per′ma·nent adjective

Not permanent.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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