noun

permanence

PUR-muh-nuhns

noun

The quality of lasting forever or for an indefinitely long time.

"There's a sense of permanence to an old stone farmhouse."

How to Use Permanence

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe state of being permanent — lasting, stable, unchanging.

Common pairings

a sense of permanence permanence of

permanences plural

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From Middle French permanence, from Latin permanere ("to remain, to last").

perdurance remanence continuance permanency permansion remanency

impermanence transience

change continuance

hence fence Pence whence thence Spence absence science silence defence essence Terence

perdurance remanence continuance permanency permansion remanency impermanence transience change