permanency n 1: the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration [syn: {permanence}, {permanency}] [ant: {impermanence}, {impermanency}]
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 Webster]