momentariness

Definitions

The quality or state of lasting for only a very short time.

The characteristic of being transient or ephemeral.

Examples

The poet often reflected on the momentariness of human life and the fleeting nature of joy.

She found a strange comfort in the momentariness of the sunset, knowing that its beauty was defined by its brevity.

Synonyms

transience ephemerality impermanence fleetingness brevity fugacity temporariness

Antonyms

permanence eternity endurance perpetuity immortality everlastingness stability