nonpermanent

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adjective

Not permanent

Similar
temporary
OriginEnglish permanent ← Middle French permanent ← Latin permaneō →
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Meanings

adjectivenonpermanent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot permanent

    […] lengthy negotiations continued through Friday on a series of amendments from three of the Security Council’s nonpermanent members, South Africa, Indonesia and Qatar.

    2007 March 25, Thom Shanker, “Security Council Votes to Tighten Iran Sanctions”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: temporary

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot permanent

Similar
temporary

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  15. Proto-Italic*peri-
  16. Latinper-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*m̥néh₁yeti
  19. Proto-Italic*m(V)nēō
  20. Latinmaneō
  21. Latinpermaneō
  22. Middle Frenchpermanent
  23. Englishpermanent
  24. Englishnonpermanent

From non- + permanent.

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Translations

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Cite this entry
APA

nonpermanent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpermanent

MLA

“nonpermanent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpermanent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonpermanent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpermanent.

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