permanency

[pur-muh-nuhn-see]

noun

plural

permanencies 

1. permanence.

2. something that is permanent.

permanency

/ ˈpɜːmənənsɪ /

noun

1. a person or thing that is permanent

2. another word for permanence

Other Word Forms

• nonpermanency noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of permanency¹

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

Example Sentences

To say that I alone can do virtually anything suggests a degree of permanency, perhaps even supernatural power.

Read more on Salon

Talks have stalled because of divisions over the return of displaced Gazans to their homes, the permanency of a cease-fire and what an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza would look like, among other points.

Read more on New York Times

“These folks have already been through so much and it’s frankly embarrassing that we can’t figure out how to give them the permanency that they’ve earned.”

Read more on Seattle Times

In a statement they said: "The perversion and constitutional obscenity of a partitioning border in the Irish Sea would be given permanency through its acceptance by the DUP, if they return to Stormont now."

Read more on BBC

“We really want to create more permanency for lecturer faculty. Not necessarily equatable to tenure but something that gives people some sense of belonging to the university,” she said.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• perpetuation