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transience
1. An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying.
2. The attribute of being brief or fleeting.
This entry is located in the following units: -ence, -ency (page 2) itiner-, it-, -it (page 4) trans-, tran-, tra- (page 12)
transience, transience, transients
transience (TRAN zee uhns, TRAN zhuhns, TRAN shuhns) (noun)
Being short lived: "The transience for the fruit fly makes it ideal for scientific study."
transience (TRAN zee uhns, TRAN zhuhns, TRAN shuhns) (adjective)
Characterized by passing briefly through a situation or locale: "There was something of a transience nature about the circus barker that made his employer cautious."
transients (TRAN zee uhns, TRAN zhuhns, TRAN shuhns) (noun)
Individuals who frequently travel from place to place, often in search of employment or a better life style: "Several transients came to the door at the farm asking for temporary work."

The transience camps which the transients established near the railroad station were often made of materials; such as, old boxes, cast off furniture, etc.