permanence

American  

[pur-muh-nuhns] / ˈpɜr mə nəns /

noun

1. the condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence.

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permanence British  

/ ˈpɜːmənəns /

noun

1. the state or quality of being permanent

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Other Word Forms

• nonpermanence noun

Etymology

Origin of permanence

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word permanentia. See permanent, -ence

Example Sentences

“I think we like to talk about technology as having a permanence to it, but there is no permanence to it,” Wicks says.

From Los Angeles Times

While the album may have sold only in the tens of thousands, it provided what his concerts lacked—permanence and distribution far beyond Carnegie Hall’s 2,800 seats.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the look fades, it leaves behind questions rather than permanence.

From Salon

The bond between Noah and Allie is a prism through which to experience both the transience and the permanence of what matters most to us in life.

From Los Angeles Times

But this is my third time back in Chicago as an adult, and the first that feels like more than a long layover — the first that’s starting to stitch itself into something like permanence.

From Salon

Related Words

• perpetuation