permanency

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɜːmənənsɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pûr′mə nən sē)

Inflections of 'permanency' (n): npl: permanencies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
per•ma•nen•cy  (pûr′mə nən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies for 2.
  1. permanence.
  2. something that is permanent.
  • Medieval Latin permanentia. See permanent, -ency
  • 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
permanency / ˈpɜːmənənsɪ/ ( -cies)
  1. a person or thing that is permanent
  2. another word for permanence
'permanency' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ency - injure

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