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permanency

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or quality of permanence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The permanency of the new government is questionable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person or thing permanently in residence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: permanence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duration, length

Narrower terms: perpetuity, sempiternity, lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength, imperishability, imperishableness, imperishingness, perdurability, immortality

History

Etymology

From Latin permanentia. Compare permanence.