# impermanence

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #65,202

## Definitions
1. Lack of permanence or continued duration.
2. The quality or state of being impermanent.
3. Anicca, the doctrine which asserts that all of conditioned existence is transient.

## Etymology
From Middle French impermanence, equivalent to im- + permanence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impermanence