semipermanent
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Definition of semipermanent
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Neither temporary nor entirely permanent; of indefinite duration.
“Such movable insulation could be applied to the end walls, either in the form of insulating shutters or a more semipermanent arrangement such as the one I use on the north roof of my pit.”
“We are not at all permanent collections of particles. It is the patterns of matter and energy that are semipermanent (that is, changing only gradually), but our actual material content is changing constantly, and very quickly.”
“Although tens of thousands of refugees now live in semipermanent camps along the Thai border with Myanmar, some of them are periodically forced back against their will.”
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Etymology
From semi- + permanent.
Words you can make from semipermanent
200+ playable · top: IMPERMANENT (17 pts)
Best play impermanent 17 points11-letter words
1 word10-letter words
6 words9-letter words
22 words- EPIMERASE 13 pts
- MANNERISM 13 pts
- MEANTIMES 13 pts
- METAMERES 13 pts
- PERMANENT 13 pts
- PERMEATES 13 pts
- SEMANTEME 13 pts
- SPEARMINT 13 pts
- ANTIMERES 11 pts
- APERIENTS 11 pts
- EPISTERNA 11 pts
- MANNERIST 11 pts
- MESENTERA 11 pts
- NEMERTEAN 11 pts
- NEMERTINE 11 pts
- PERENNATE 11 pts
- PISTAREEN 11 pts
- SPARTEINE 11 pts
- SPINNERET 11 pts
- INTERNEES 9 pts
- RETINENES 9 pts
- TANNERIES 9 pts
8-letter words
77 words- PRIMMEST 14 pts
- PSAMMITE 14 pts
- AMMETERS 12 pts
- EMPERIES 12 pts
- EMPTIERS 12 pts
- EPIMERES 12 pts
- IMMANENT 12 pts
- IMMENSER 12 pts
- MARMITES 12 pts
- MEANTIME 12 pts
- MERISTEM 12 pts
- METAMERE 12 pts
- METAMERS 12 pts
- PENNAMES 12 pts
- PERMEANT 12 pts
- PERMEASE 12 pts
- PERMEATE 12 pts
- PREEMIES 12 pts
- PRENAMES 12 pts
- PRIMATES 12 pts
- RAMMIEST 12 pts
- SPEARMEN 12 pts
- SPERMINE 12 pts
- STEMMIER 12 pts
- TEMPERAS 12 pts
- ANTIMERE 10 pts
- APERIENT 10 pts
- EASEMENT 10 pts
- EMERITAE 10 pts
- EMERITAS 10 pts
- EMETINES 10 pts
- EMIRATES 10 pts
- ENAMINES 10 pts
- EREMITES 10 pts
- ETAMINES 10 pts
- MANNITES 10 pts
- MATINEES 10 pts
- MINARETS 10 pts
- MISEATEN 10 pts
- MISENTER 10 pts
- NAPERIES 10 pts
- PAINTERS 10 pts
- PANNIERS 10 pts
- PANTRIES 10 pts
- PARIETES 10 pts
- PENTANES 10 pts
- PENTENES 10 pts
- PERTAINS 10 pts
- PINASTER 10 pts
- PRETEENS 10 pts
- PRETENSE 10 pts
- PRISTANE 10 pts
- RAIMENTS 10 pts
- REINSMAN 10 pts
- REINSMEN 10 pts
- REMANENT 10 pts
- REMNANTS 10 pts
- REPAINTS 10 pts
- STEAMIER 10 pts
- TERPENES 10 pts
- TRAINMEN 10 pts
- ANSERINE 8 pts
- ARENITES 8 pts
- ARSENITE 8 pts
- EATERIES 8 pts
- ENTRAINS 8 pts
- ETERNISE 8 pts
- INTENSER 8 pts
- INTERNEE 8 pts
- INTERNES 8 pts
- RESINATE 8 pts
- RETINENE 8 pts
- SERENATE 8 pts
- STEARINE 8 pts
- TEENSIER 8 pts
- TRAINEES 8 pts
- TRANNIES 8 pts
7-letter words
93 words- AMMETER 11 pts
- AMMINES 11 pts
- AMPERES 11 pts
- ARMPITS 11 pts
- EMPIRES 11 pts
- EMPRISE 11 pts
- EMPTIER 11 pts
- EMPTIES 11 pts
- EMPTINS 11 pts
- EPIMERE 11 pts
- EPIMERS 11 pts
- IMMENSE 11 pts
- IMMERSE 11 pts
- IMPARTS 11 pts
- IMPASTE 11 pts
- IMPRESA 11 pts
- IMPRESE 11 pts
- IMPREST 11 pts
- MAIMERS 11 pts
- MARMITE 11 pts
- MEATMEN 11 pts
- METAMER 11 pts
- METEPAS 11 pts
- MISMATE 11 pts
- MISMEET 11 pts
- MISNAME 11 pts
- MISPART 11 pts
- MISTERM 11 pts
- APERIES 9 pts
- ARPENTS 9 pts
- EMERIES 9 pts
- EMERITA 9 pts
- EMETINE 9 pts
- EMETINS 9 pts
- EMINENT 9 pts
- EMIRATE 9 pts
- ENAMINE 9 pts
- ENEMIES 9 pts
- ENTRAPS 9 pts
- EPATERS 9 pts
- EPEEIST 9 pts
- EREMITE 9 pts
- EREPSIN 9 pts
- ERMINES 9 pts
- ETAMINE 9 pts
- ETAMINS 9 pts
- IMARETS 9 pts
- INEPTER 9 pts
- INMATES 9 pts
- MAESTRI 9 pts
- MANNERS 9 pts
- MANNITE 9 pts
- MARINES 9 pts
- MARTENS 9 pts
- MARTINS 9 pts
- MATINEE 9 pts
- MEANERS 9 pts
- MEANEST 9 pts
- MEANIES 9 pts
- MEATIER 9 pts
- MEETERS 9 pts
- MEISTER 9 pts
- MENTEES 9 pts
- METIERS 9 pts
- MINARET 9 pts
- MINSTER 9 pts
- MINTERS 9 pts
- MISRATE 9 pts
- NEMESIA 9 pts
- AERIEST 7 pts
- ANESTRI 7 pts
- ANTSIER 7 pts
- ARENITE 7 pts
- EARNEST 7 pts
- EASTERN 7 pts
- EENSIER 7 pts
- EERIEST 7 pts
- ENSNARE 7 pts
- ENTIRES 7 pts
- ENTRAIN 7 pts
- ENTREES 7 pts
- ENTRIES 7 pts
- ESERINE 7 pts
- ETESIAN 7 pts
- INANEST 7 pts
- INSANER 7 pts
- INSNARE 7 pts
- INTENSE 7 pts
- INTERNE 7 pts
- INTERNS 7 pts
- NASTIER 7 pts
- NEAREST 7 pts
- NEATENS 7 pts
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