momentariness

Definition

Noun: - The quality of being momentary: "momentariness" refers to the state or property of lasting for a very short time; transience or brevity in duration.

Usage Examples

• (The brief duration of the meteor's appearance.)
• (The transience of existence.)
• (The short-lived nature of the recognition.)

Advanced Usage

• "The momentariness of experience": a phrase used in psychology or philosophy to describe the fleeting nature of conscious moments.
  • In meditation, one learns to observe the momentariness of each thought without attachment. (The transient quality of mental events.)

Variants and Related Words

• Momentary (adj): lasting for a very brief time.

  • There was a momentary pause before she answered. (A short pause.)

• Momentarily (adv): for a very short time, or at any moment.

  • He paused momentarily to catch his breath. (He stopped briefly.)

Synonyms

• Transience: the state of lasting only for a short time.
• Brevity: shortness of duration.
• Fleetingness: the quality of passing quickly.
• Ephemerality: the state of lasting for a very short time, often used poetically.

Related Idioms

• In the blink of an eye: extremely quickly; almost instantaneously.

  • The momentariness of the event was such that it was over in the blink of an eye. (The event was over almost instantly.)

• Here today, gone tomorrow: something that is present only briefly.

  • Fame can be here today, gone tomorrow, reflecting the momentariness of public attention. (Fame is transient.)