momentaneityn.
/ˌməʊm(ə)ntəˈneɪᵻti/, /ˌməʊm(ə)ntəˈniːᵻti/, U.S. /ˌmoʊmən(t)əˈniədi/, /ˌmoʊmən(t)əˈneɪədi/ rare.
Transitory character; momentariness.
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the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun]
shorthead1340
briefnessa1400
brevity1542
momentaniness1635
momentariness1648
shortlivedness1817
momentaneity1921
short-windedness1934
1921 D. H. Lawrence Sea & Sardinia viii. 314 I felt my sound Sardinian soul melting off me, I felt myself evaporating into the real Italian uncertainty and momentaneity.
1923 D. H. Lawrence Kangaroo vii. 157 All her high moments would have this Bacchic, weapon-like momentaneity.
1964 Amer. Psychologist 19 13/1 I would suggest that it is this new array of cognitive equipment that permits the child to transcend momentaneity, to integrate longer sequences of events.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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