different between impermanent vs unstable

English

Etymology

From Middle French impermanent, from im- +? permanent.

Adjective

impermanent

1. not permanent; momentary

Related terms

• impermanence

Translations

References

• impermanent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• impermanent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

From in- +? permanent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.p??.ma.n??/

Adjective

impermanent (feminine singular impermanente, masculine plural impermanents, feminine plural impermanentes)

1. impermanent

Related terms

• impermanence

English

Etymology

un- +? stable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ste?b??/
• Rhymes: -e?b?l

Adjective

unstable (comparative more unstable, superlative most unstable)

1. Having a strong tendency to change.
2. Fluctuating; not constant.
3. Fickle.
4. Unpredictable.
5. (chemistry) Readily decomposable.
6. (physics) Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.

Synonyms

• (having strong tendency to change): labile
• (fluctuating, not constant): instable (rare); see also Thesaurus:unsteady
• (fickle): arbitrary, capricious
• (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): tottering, unsteady, wobbly; see also Thesaurus:rickety

Antonyms

• stable

Related terms

• instability
• unstability (rare)

Translations

Verb

unstable (third-person singular simple present unstables, present participle unstabling, simple past and past participle unstabled)

1. (transitive) To release (an animal) from a stable.

Anagrams

• abluents, ant-blues, bleaunts, blue ants, tunables, unablest