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[ pur-muh-nuhn-see ] / ˈpɜr mə nən si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR permanency ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural per·ma·nen·cies for 2. permanence. something that is permanent. Origin of permanencyFrom the Medieval Latin word permanentia, dating back to 1545–55. See permanent, -ency OTHER WORDS FROM permanencynon·per·ma·nen·cy, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH permanencypermanence, permanency Words nearby permanencypermafrost, permafrost table, permalink, Permalloy, permanence, permanency, permanent, permanent cartilage, Permanent Court of Arbitration, permanent dentition, permanent echo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for permanencyTraditional 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
noun plural -ciesa person or thing that is permanent another word for permanence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to permanencyperpetuation, stability, durability, dependability, immutability |