Continuance and Fleetingness

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Continuance noun - The period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress.

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Fleetingness is an antonym for continuance.

Fleetingness noun - The state or quality of lasting only for a short time.

Usage example: nothing makes the fleetingness of summer more apparent than the arrival of Labor Day

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Continuance is an antonym for fleetingness.

Nearby Word: fleeting

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Fleetingness and Continuance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuance/fleetingness

Continuance & Fleetingness. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuance/fleetingness>.

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