permanence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɜɹmənəns/ (US)
- /ˈpɜmənəns/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English permanence, permanens, from Middle French permanence, from Medieval Latin permanentia, from Latin permaneō (“to remain; last”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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., →ISSN, →OCLC, part 7, page 5, columns 6–7: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:
- (countable, uncountable) The reciprocal of magnetic inductance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| permanences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
transience (antonym(s) of “state”) · impermanence (antonym(s) of “state”)
Deriveds
semipermanence · object permanence
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
durableness · unfadingness · durability
Relateds
Synonyms
remanency · remanence · permansion · permanency · perdurance · permanence · continuance
Translations (33)
cmn 永久性 (the state of being permanent) · hu tartósság (the state of being permanent) · ga síoraíocht (the state of being permanent) · mi turuturu (the state of being permanent) · ga buaine (the state of being permanent) · fr permanence (the state of being permanent) · el μονιμότητα (the state of being permanent) · hi स्थायित्व (the state of being permanent) · ko 영구성 (the state of being permanent) · de Dauerhaftigkeit (the state of being permanent) · de Permanenz (the state of being permanent) · hu maradandóság (the state of being permanent) · enm stedefastnesse (the state of being permanent) · fi pysyvyys (the state of being permanent) · bg постоянство (the state of being permanent) · el σταθερότητα (the state of being permanent) · ja 永久 (the state of being permanent) · ca permanència (the state of being permanent) · es permanencia (the state of being permanent) · ga marthanaí (the state of being permanent) · sv beständighet (the state of being permanent) · ru постоя́нство (the state of being permanent) · ja 永続 (the state of being permanent) · hy մշտականություն (the state of being permanent) · pt permanência (the state of being permanent) · ar دَوَام (the state of being permanent) · cmn 永恆性 /永恒性 (the state of being permanent) · bg неизменност (the state of being permanent) · hy մնայունություն (the state of being permanent) · vi sự thường xuyên (the state of being permanent) · pl permanencja (the state of being permanent) · hu állandóság (the state of being permanent) · io permano (the state of being permanent)