Synonyms for permanency
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of permanence.
The permanency of the new government is questionable.
Forms
- Plural
- permanencies → permanences, durabilities, durations, remanences…
Example sentences
- durability This machine is inferior to that one in durability.
- permanence She doesn't have object permanence yet.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| permanency | steady | |
| durability | falling | |
| permanence | steady | |
| remanence | falling | |
| perdurance | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- duration3
- 9 letters
- remanence
- 10 letters
- durability5, permanence3, perdurance
- 13 letters
- permanentness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duration3 = 3 syllables).