permanence

[ pur-muh-nuh ns ]

/ ˈpɜr mə nəns /

the condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence.

Origin of permanence

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word permanentia. See permanent, -ence

non·per·ma·nence, noun

permanence permanency

As the law stands, a metal piece is required, but nothing is said about the permanence or the functionality of the metal.

The Deadly Plastic Gun Loophole the House Extension Leaves in Place |Eleanor Clift |December 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
What would the various social-media sites look like if ephemerality was the default and permanence, at most, an option?

Snapchat: Naughty, Goofy, Ethereal, Permanent or All of the Above? |Winston Ross |September 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The self-imposed embargo did not last long, however, casting doubt on the permanence of this network-induced truce, as well.

Best of the Olbermann-O'Reilly Feud |Shannon Donnelly, The Daily Beast Video |August 2, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Are you able to find a sense of permanence in multiple-partner relationships?

The Ethical Slut Returns |Marty Beckerman |April 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

Love, permanence, spiritual peace, the rejection of false gods, and safe passage to boot.

De Beers: Diamonds Are a Recession's Best Friend |Adam Hanft |December 6, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
But this does not authorize the rational psychologist to affirm, from mere conceptions, its permanence beyond life.

The Critique of Pure Reason |Immanuel Kant
The fall of many governments, and the frequent redistribution of territory, deprived all settlements of the dignity of permanence.

The History of Freedom |John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
He had no desire to play the tyrant; nor had he any belief in the permanence of a mere tyranny.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 |Various
Our ancestors of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries worked with a faith in the permanence of what they created.

The House in Good Taste |Elsie de Wolfe
But these things are not sufficient to guarantee the permanence of institutions or the moral welfare of a nation.

A Short History of Monks and Monasteries |Alfred Wesley Wishart

permanence

/ (ˈpɜːmənəns) /

the state or quality of being permanent