transience
nounUK /ˈtræn.zi.əns/
US /ˈtræn.ʃəns/
The fact of lasting only a short time.
The transience of the cherry blossoms makes them even more beautiful.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The state of staying in a place only for a short while.
The transience of the city's tourist population shapes its seasonal economy.
3. In philosophy, the quality of being temporary rather than eternal.
The philosopher meditated on the transience of all earthly things.
4. In physics, the brief period during which a system changes before settling into a steady state.
Engineers studied the transience of the current after the switch was flipped.