permanence

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpɜɹmənəns/ UK /ˈpɜmənəns/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #46666

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noun
The quality of lasting or staying the same for a very long time.

Buying a house gave them a sense of permanence and security.

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1 noun · the quality of lasting or... permanency

More continuanceperdurancepermansionremanenceremanency

Opposites

impermanence transience

Word family

Derived forms semipermanence

Related forms impermanence permanent

Etymology

From Middle English permanence, permanens, from Middle French permanence, from Medieval Latin permanentia, from Latin permaneō (“to remain; last”).

permanence Middle English permanentia la-med permaneō Latin

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# permanence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈpɜɹmənəns
**IPA (UK):** ˈpɜmənəns
**Frequency rank:** 46666

## Meanings
1. The quality of lasting or staying the same for a very long time.

## Examples
- Buying a house gave them a sense of permanence and security.

## Synonyms
- continuance
- perdurance
- permanency
- permansion
- remanence
- remanency

## Antonyms
- impermanence
- transience

## Derived Forms
- semipermanence

## Related Forms
- impermanence
- permanent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: permanence
- Root: permanentia
- Root: permaneō

## Etymology
From Middle English permanence, permanens, from Middle French permanence, from Medieval Latin permanentia, from Latin permaneō (“to remain; last”).

## AI Etymology
Permanence comes from Middle English permanence, permanens, from Middle French permanence, from Medieval Latin permanentia, from Latin permaneō (“to remain; last”). The historical chain includes permanence (Middle English), permanence (Middle French), permanentia (la-med), permaneō (Latin). In present-day English it covers the quality of lasting or staying the same for a very long time. The wider family includes derived forms such as semipermanence and related forms such as impermanence, permanent.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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