permanency

[ pur-muh-nuh n-see ]

/ ˈpɜr mə nən si /

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noun, plural per·ma·nen·cies for 2.

something that is permanent.

Nearby words

permafrost, permafrost table, permalink, permalloy, permanence, permanency, permanent, permanent cartilage, permanent court of arbitration, permanent dentition, permanent echo

Origin of permanency

From the Medieval Latin word permanentia, dating back to 1545–55. See permanent, -ency

Related forms

non·per·ma·nen·cy, noun

Can be confused

permanence permanency

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Examples from the Web for permanency

Traditional American notion of independence, permanency and identity with neighborhood are given short shrift in this approach.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do the dolls help instill a sense of permanency to the collections?
Inside Viktor & Rolf’s Dollhouse|Isabel Wilkinson|June 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The project raises questions about the permanency of contemporary art.
Controversial Contemporary Tattoos|Isabel Wilkinson|August 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This permanency of power over disease gives them the most exalted rank, and in this particular they have no equal.
The Bay State Monthly, Vol. II, No. 6, March, 1885|Various

(see p. 244), I have mentioned a remarkable instance of the permanency of characteristics, even in branches of the same race.
The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races|Arthur, comte de Gobineau
What we have said of the permanency of the words applies only to the action, the essential part, of the game.
Games and Songs of American Children|Various
Necessarily these men must use their power so as to insure its permanency.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887|Various
For directly the mind begins to operate there is introduced the element of permanency and constancy.
An Outline of Sexual Morality|Kenneth Ingram

British Dictionary definitions for permanency

permanency

/ (ˈpɜːmənənsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

a person or thing that is permanent

another word for permanence

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permanency

noun, plural per·ma·nen·cies for 2.

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British Dictionary definitions for permanency

permanency

noun plural -cies