permanency

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈpɜrmənənsi/ UK /ˈpɜːmənənsi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state or quality of being permanent

They longed for some permanency after years of moving house.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state or quality of... permanence durability constancy stability perpetuity fixity endurance

Opposites

impermanence transiencetemporariness

Word family

Related forms permanent permanently permanence

Etymology

From Latin permanens, present participle of permanere ('to remain, endure'), from per- ('through') + manere ('to remain'), with the English noun suffix -cy.

permanere Latin manere Middle English *men- Proto-Indo-European

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# permanency

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɜrmənənsi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɜːmənənsi/

## Meanings
1. the state or quality of being permanent

## Examples
- They longed for some permanency after years of moving house.

## Synonyms
- permanence
- durability
- constancy
- stability
- perpetuity
- fixity
- endurance

## Antonyms
- impermanence
- transience
- temporariness

## Related Forms
- permanent
- permanently
- permanence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: permanere
- Root: manere
- Root: *men-

## Etymology
From Latin permanens, present participle of permanere ('to remain, endure'), from per- ('through') + manere ('to remain'), with the English noun suffix -cy.

## AI Etymology
Permanency is from Latin permanens, present participle of permanere ('to remain, endure'), from per- ('through') + manere ('to remain'), with the English noun suffix -cy. Important recorded forms include permanere (Latin), manere (Latin), and *men- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the state or quality of being permanent. The wider family includes related words such as permanent, permanently, and permanence.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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