permanence

per·ma·nence

 (pûr′mə-nəns)

n.

The quality or condition of being permanent; permanency.

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permanence

(ˈpɜːmənəns)

n

Also: permanentness the state or quality of being permanent

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per•ma•nence

(ˈpɜr mə nəns)

n.

the condition or quality of being permanent.

[1400–50; < Medieval Latin permanentia. See permanent, -ence]

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Permanence

 

See Also: CONTINUITY

1. As assured of longevity as the statues on Easter Island —John W. Aldridge, New York Times Book Review, October 26, 1986.

   The work to which Aldridge ascribes the longevity of the Easter Island statues is Joseph Heller’s Catch-22.

2. (She was) as immutable as the hills. But not quite so green —Rudyard Kipling
3. Bonds … as immutable as a tribal code —Anon
4. Changeless as heaven —John Greenleaf Whittier
5. Changeless as truth —John Keats
6. Constant as the Northern Star —William Shakespeare
7. Enduring as a family feud —Anon
8. (A novelistic structure as harsh and) enduring as any tabby wall —John D. MacDonald
9. Enduring as mother love —Anon
10. Enduring as the Washington Monument —Anon
11. Enduring as the Constitution —Anon
12. Fixed as a habit or some darling sin —John Oldham
13. Fixed as a leopard’s spots —Anon
14. Fixed as a tiger’s stripes —Anon
15. Fixed as the cycle of life —Anon
16. Fixed as the days in the week —Anon
17. Fixed as the sun —Erasmus
18. (In two years he) had altered as little as the landscape —Ellen Glasgow
19. (My love of art seemed as) as indelible as ink —Jill Ciment
20. Invariable as a formula —Ellen Glasgow
21. Irrevocable as death —Charlotte Brontë
22. Lasts like iron —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
23. Like love we seldom keep —W. H. Auden
24. Of no more true substance than a scarecrow in a field —George Garrett
25. (The fine carnation of their skin is) perennial as sunlight —Herman Melville
26. Permanent as the bathroom fixture —Nora Johnson

    In Johnson’s novel, The World of Henry Orient, the comparative frame of reference is a woman whom the narrator of the novel likes and trusts.

27. Settled … like an oil stain —Charles Johnson
28. Unalterable as the little paper flowers permanently visible inside the lumpy glass paperweights —Ezra Pound
29. Unchanging as the nation’s flag —George Jean Nathan
30. (Ideas, though painfully acquired,) stick like nails in the best oak —Joyce Cary
31. (My bounded brain was as) unalterable as a ball —Jean Stafford
32. Binding as a wedding ring used to be —Elyse Sommer
33. Eternal as the sky —John Greenleaf Whittier
34. Eternity … like a great ring of pure and endless light —Henry Vaughan

    The simile is introduced with “I saw eternity the other night.”

35. [Eyes] imperishable as diamonds —Ellen du Pois Taylor
36. (Psychology) will live long as the pyramids —Delmore Schwartz

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

permanence - the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration permanency length, duration - continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" perpetuity, sempiternity - the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) durability, enduringness, lastingness, strength - permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" imperishability, imperishableness, imperishingness - the property of being resistant to decay; "he advertised the imperishability of the product" perdurability - the property of being extremely durable immortality - the quality or state of being immortal impermanence, impermanency - the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations

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permanence

noun continuity, survival, stability, duration, endurance, immortality, durability, finality, perpetuity, constancy, continuance, dependability, permanency, fixity, indestructibility, fixedness, lastingness, perdurability (rare) The permanence of the peace treaty has been threatened by their actions.

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Translations

دَوام

trvalost

varighed

Dauerhaftigkeit

permanence

varanleiki

permanenza

trvalosť

süreklilik

持久

permanence

[ˈpɜːmənəns] N → permanencia f

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permanence

[ˈpɜː^rmənəns] n → permanence f
the permanence of sth (state, relationship, feeling) → le caractère permanent de qch

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permanence

, permanency

n → Dauerhaftigkeit f, → Permanenz f; (of relationship, marriage, arrangement also, of job) → Beständigkeit f; having bought a flat, she began to feel some degree of permanence → nachdem sie sich (dat) → eine Wohnung gekauft hatte, entwickelte sie ein gewisses Gefühl der Bodenständigkeit

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permanence

[ˈpɜːmənəns] n → permanenza

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permanent

(ˈpəːmənənt) adjective

lasting; not temporary. After many years of travelling, they made a permanent home in England. permanent دائِم постоянен permanente trvalý ständig permanent; varig μόνιμοςpermanente alaline دائمی pysyvä permanentקבוע स्थायी stalan, trajan állandó selamanya varanlegur, sem er til frambúðar permanente 永続する 영구적인 nuolatinis, pastovus pastāvīgs; ilgstošs kekal permanent, vastvarig, fasttrwały, stały تل تر تله، دايمى، همشه permanente perma­nent постоянный trvalý trajen stalan permanent, bestående, stadigvarande ถาวร sürekli 永久的，持久的 постійний مستقل، پائيدار lâu dài 永久的，持久的

ˈpermanently adverb

permanent بصورَةٍ دائِمَه постоянно permanentemente stále ständig permanent; varigt μόνιμαpermanentemente püsivalt دائماً pysyvästi de façon permanente לְתָמִיד स्थायी रूप से stalno, nepromjenjivo állandóan untuk selamanya varanlega stabilmente, in maniera permanente ずっと 영구적으로 nuolatos, pastoviai pastāvīgi; ilgstoši selama-lamanya permanent, vastvarig, vedvarendetrwale تل ترتله ، په دايمى تو ګه permanentemente (în mod) permanent постоянно stále trajno stalno permanent, varaktigt, bestående อย่างถาวร sürekli olarak 持久地 постійно مستقلاً lâu dài 持久地

ˈpermanence noun

permanensie دَوام неизменност permanência trvalost die Dauerhaftigkeit varighed μονιμότηταpermanencia kestvus تداوم pysyvyys permanenceקביעות स्थायित्व trajnost, postojanost tartósság kekekalan varanleiki permanenza 永続 영속, 불변 pastovumas pastāvīgums ketetapan duurzaamheidvarighet niezmienność ثبات ، دوام permanência permanenţă неизменность trvalosť trajnost stalnost beständighet, varaktighet ความถาวร süreklilik 持久 незмінність استقلال، پائيداري sự lâu dài 持久

permanent wave noun

(usually abbreviated to perm (pəːm) ) a wave or curl put into a person's hair by a special process and usually lasting for several months. permanente karteling مَوْجَةٌ دائِمَة في الشَّعْر къдрене permanente trvalá ondulace die Dauerwelle permanent περμανάντpermanente püsilokid فر مصنوعی مو kestokihara permanente סִלסוּל תְּמִידִי बालों को लहरियादार बनाना “trajna” dauer pengeritingan rambut permanent (hárliðun) permanente パーマ 파마 ilgalaikė šukuosena ilgviļņi keriting rambut permanentpermanenttrwała ondulacja مصنوعی ویښتانو permanente permanent перманент trvalá ondulácia trajna ondulacija mini-val permanent ลอนผมถาวรที่เกิดจากการใช้ความร้อนหรือสารเคมี perma, ondüle 燙髮 перманент بالوں کا مصنوعي گھنگر uốn tóc giữ được lâu 烫出来的头发波浪，烫发

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