permanence

Pronunciation: /ˈpɜɹmənəns/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

permanency

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
duration
Narrower (hyponyms)
perdurability, immortality, lastingness, perpetuity, imperishability
Opposite (antonyms)
impermanence

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