Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonpermanent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: non-per-ma-nent
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *m̥néh₁yeti Proto-Italic *m(V)nēō Latin maneō Latin permaneōlbor. Middle French permanentbor. English permanent English nonpermanent From non- + permanent.

Derived Forms

nonpermanently

Synonyms

temporary

Questions

What does nonpermanent mean?: Not permanent
Where does nonpermanent come from?: Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *m̥néh₁yeti Proto-Italic *m(V)nēō Latin maneō Latin permaneōlbor. Middle French permanentbor. English permanent English nonpermanent From non- + permanent.

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