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nounthe condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence. Origin of permanenceFirst recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word permanentia.See permanent, -ence OTHER WORDS FROM permanencenon·per·ma·nence, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH permanencepermanence , permanencyWords nearby permanencepermadeath, permafrost, permafrost table, permalink, Permalloy, permanence, permanency, permanent, permanent cartilage, Permanent Court of Arbitration, permanent dentition Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for permanenceAs the law stands, a metal piece is required, but nothing is said about the permanence or the functionality of the metal. The Deadly Plastic Gun Loophole the House Extension Leaves in Place|Eleanor Clift|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST What would the various social-media sites look like if ephemerality was the default and permanence, at most, an option? Snapchat: Naughty, Goofy, Ethereal, Permanent or All of the Above?|Winston Ross|September 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST The self-imposed embargo did not last long, however, casting doubt on the permanence of this network-induced truce, as well. Best of the Olbermann-O'Reilly Feud|Shannon Donnelly, The Daily Beast Video|August 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST Are you able to find a sense of permanence in multiple-partner relationships? The Ethical Slut Returns|Marty Beckerman|April 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Love, permanence, spiritual peace, the rejection of false gods, and safe passage to boot. De Beers: Diamonds Are a Recession's Best Friend|Adam Hanft|December 6, 2008|DAILY BEAST But this does not authorize the rational psychologist to affirm, from mere conceptions, its permanence beyond life. The Critique of Pure Reason|Immanuel Kant The fall of many governments, and the frequent redistribution of territory, deprived all settlements of the dignity of permanence. The History of Freedom|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton He had no desire to play the tyrant; nor had he any belief in the permanence of a mere tyranny. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11|Various Our ancestors of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries worked with a faith in the permanence of what they created. The House in Good Taste|Elsie de Wolfe But these things are not sufficient to guarantee the permanence of institutions or the moral welfare of a nation. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries|Alfred Wesley Wishart
British Dictionary definitions for permanence
nounthe state or quality of being permanent 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 permanenceperpetuation, stability, durability, dependability, immutability, permanency |