• A stranger is not a permanency. One can easily shed a stranger —Graham Greene, 1988.
Modern English usage. 2014.
permanency — [pʉr′mə nən sē] n. 1. PERMANENCE 2. pl. permanencies something permanent … English World dictionary
Permanency — Permanence Per ma*nence, Permanency Per ma*nen*cy, n. [Cf. F. permanence.] The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence of institutions; the permanence of nature. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
permanency — noun The state or quality of permanence. The permanency of the new government is questionable … Wiktionary
permanency — permanence UK [ˈpɜː(r)mənəns] / US [ˈpɜrmənəns] or permanency UK [ˈpɜː(r)mənənsɪ] / US [ˈpɜrmənənsɪ] noun [uncountable] the state of happening or existing for a long time or for all time in the future a sense of stability and permanence … English dictionary
permanency — permanent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lasting or intending to last indefinitely; not temporary. DERIVATIVES permanence noun permanency noun permanently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin permanere remain to the end … English terms dictionary
permanency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1555 1. permanence 2. something permanent … New Collegiate Dictionary
permanency — /perr meuh neuhn see/, n., pl. permanencies for 2. 1. permanence. 2. something that is permanent. [1545 55; < ML permanentia. See PERMANENT, ENCY] * * * … Universalium
permanency — per·ma·nen·cy || pÉœrmÉ™nÉ™sɪ / pÉœËm n. continuity, perpetuality; regularity; fixedness, invariability … English contemporary dictionary
permanency — n. See permanence … New dictionary of synonyms
permanency — per·ma·nen·cy … English syllables
