permanency
Quality of lasting
Permanency is the state or quality of being permanent.
The word functions as a synonym for permanence, though it appears less frequently.
It often surfaces in legal and administrative contexts: The child was placed in foster care while the agency worked toward permanency.
A permanency is also something permanent—a stable arrangement or lasting position.
Not varying at all
- invariableNot subject to change
- fixedRestored or immovable
- staticWithout motion or change
- unchangeableImpossible to modify
irreversible · unalterable · indelible · irrevocable · set · rigid · inflexible · absolute
Underlying support structure
- solidityFirmness of structure
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
dependability · firmness · security · anchorage · balance · equilibrium · durability · robustness
Unaffected by eras
- everlastingLasting for all time
- immortalCannot die
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
undying · imperishable · indestructible · ageless · eternal · sempiternal · ceaseless · unending
unchanging
Not varying at all
- invariableNot subject to change
- fixedRestored or immovable
- staticWithout motion or change
unchangeable · irreversible · unalterable · indelible · irrevocable · set · rigid · inflexible · absolute · definitive
foundation
Underlying support structure
- solidityFirmness of structure
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
reliability · dependability · firmness · security · anchorage · balance · equilibrium · durability · robustness · sturdiness
timeless
Unaffected by eras
- everlastingLasting for all time
- immortalCannot die
- perpetualLasting without interruption
endless · undying · imperishable · indestructible · ageless · eternal · sempiternal · ceaseless · unending · infinite
longevity
Duration of existence
millennia · epoch · era · age · interval · span · tenure · term · continuance · persistence
- child welfarechild protection, child welfare, foster care, child services, foster home
- adoptionadoption, adoption agency, adoption agencies, adoption process, adoption law
- juvenile courtjuvenile court, juvenile justice, juvenile detention, juvenile hall, detention hearings
- caseworkcase notes, case file, case review, caseload, case load
- ICWAtribal courts, tribal membership, tribal nations, native children, indigenous children
permanencyimpermanence
Quality of not lasting
transience · temporariness · ephemerality · transitoriness · brevity
permanencyinstability
Tendency toward unpredictable change
impermanence · changeability · mutability · variability · volatility
- permanent markerPen with lasting ink
- permanent damageLasting, unfixable injury
- permanent collectionInstitution's owned artworks
- permanent teethAdult set of teeth
- permanent homeLasting place of residence
- permanent inkMarking fluid that lasts
permanent, permanently, impermanent, permanence, impermanence, permanents, impermanency, semi-permanent