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Vergänglichkeit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • transience noun The quality of being transient, temporary, brief or fleeting.
  • vanity noun Excessive pride in one's own looks, abilities, or achievements.

Senses

Vergänglichkeit is used for these senses in English:

  • transitoriness The state or quality of being transitory.
  • vanity That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.

transience — full definition

  1. noun The quality of being transient, temporary, brief or fleeting.
  2. noun An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying.

vanity — full definition

  1. noun Excessive pride in one's own looks, abilities, or achievements.
  2. noun Something that has no real value or lasting importance; emptiness.
  3. noun A bathroom cabinet built around a sink, or a small table with a mirror used for grooming.

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