permanence
/ˈpɜmənəns/US/ˈpɜɹmənəns/
permanence noun: the state of being permanent.
Noun
permanence (countable and uncountable, plural permanences)
- The state of being permanent.
- To foreigners we often seem guileless and overchatty, an impression which is dispersed when they find that much of our friendliness is just the ebullition of the moment and does not carry with it any permanence of devotion.1923 February 11, Mme. X. [pseudonym], “News of Chicago Society: Now That War’s Over, On with Full Dress, Men”, in The Chicago Sunday Tribune, final edition, volume LXXXII, number 6, Chicago, Ill....
- Transport Scotland acknowledges that the permanence of the new fares regime could be the clincher in persuading people to "travel more often and make long-term choices with certainty, helping people to leave the car at home".2025 September 17, Conrad Landin, “Decarbonising Scottish transport”, in RAIL, number 1044, page 39
- The reciprocal of magnetic inductance.
permanence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
permanence in Hindi
- the state of being permanent
- स्थायित्व sthāyitva
permanence in Tamil
- permanence, eternity, everlastingness
- நிரந்தரம் nirantaram
- permanence
- நீடு nīṭu, திட்டம் tiṭṭam, பதிவு pativu
permanence in Marathi
- permanence, lastingness
- शाश्वती śāśvatī
permanence in Urdu
- مستقلی, پایندہ, قیام, ثبات, استواری
More languagesFewer languages
- permanence in Bengali
- ধ্রুবতা dhrubôta
- permanence in Malayalam
- നിത്യമായ വസ്തു, ശാശ്വതവസ്തു
- permanence in Kannada
- ಶಾಶ್ವತತೆ, ನಿತ್ಯತೆ, ಚಿರತ್ವ, ಸ್ಥಿರತೆ
- permanence in Sanskrit
- स्थिरता sthiratā
- permanence in Arabic
- دَوَام dawām
- permanence in Vietnamese
- sự thường xuyên
Examples of permanence in a sentence
- Peace then is a snare; war is a snare; change is a snare; permanence a snare.
- This permanence of muliebrity serves to indicate the requirements of natural law.
- Could we gradually replace all of love's traditional characterizing features—monogamy, permanence, heteroromanticism, romantic gender roles, and so on—over time?
Synonyms of permanence
Antonyms
Forms of permanence
| plural | permanences |
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Origin of permanence
From Middle English permanence, permanens, from Middle French permanence, from Medieval Latin permanentia, from Latin permaneō (“to remain; last”).
Words formed from permanence
Questions about permanence
- What does permanence mean?
- Permanence means the state of being permanent.
- What is permanence in Hindi?
- Permanence in Hindi is स्थायित्व (sthāyitva). See Permanence meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is permanence?
- Permanence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce permanence?
- Permanence is pronounced /ˈpɜɹmənəns/ (US).
- What is the plural of permanence?
- The plural of permanence is permanences.
Words near permanence in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: permanence (page history and authors); திட்டம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); शाश्वती (Marathi) (page history and authors); permanence (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ধ্রুবতা (Bengali) (page history and authors); permanence (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); permanence (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); स्थिरता (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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