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permanent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɝ.mə.nənt/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”). First attested in the 15th century.

Meanings

  1. Without end, eternal.
    • Things that had been permanent and unquestionable were suddenly thrown into doubt. 2003, Christopher Paolini, “Dragon Tales”, in Eragon, page 20:
    • Nothing in this world is truly permanent.
  2. Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
    • The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.

Forms

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most permanent Degree=Sup lexicographic
more permanent Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

temporary · impermanent

Deriveds

permanent press · permanent wave · permanent underclass · subpermanent · permanent loan · ultrapermanent · compromise to a permanent end · permanent white · permanent way · permanent shave · permanent tooth · permanent paper · permanent brain · permanent residency · permanent revolutionist · semipermanent · permanent-press · permanent contract · Permanite · permanently · quasipermanent · permanent mission · permatron · permanent private hall · permanent magnet · permanent revolution · permacath · permanent income hypothesis · permanentness · unpermanent · impermanent · permanent marker · permanental · permanent resident · permaculture · nonpermanent · permanentize · there is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution · permanent teeth · permie · permanent dirt · permanent revolutionary · permalancer · semi-permanent

Relateds

permatemp · permafrost

Synonyms

intransient · endless · durable (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · forever · unending · never-ending · everlasting (without end)

Translations (150)

fi pysyvä (without end) · ms kekal (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · crh temelli (without end) · ca permanent (without end) · da blivende (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ru пермане́нтный (without end) · de ständig (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ang ungewitendlic (without end) · fi jatkuva (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · txb eṃṣketstse (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · nb permanent (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · fr permanent (without end) · fo støðugur (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · et püsiv (without end) · nl eeuwig (without end) · ar دَائِم (without end) · fi ikuinen (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · nl permanent (without end) · tl palagian (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · sv bestående (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · hi अनंत (without end) · pdt bestendich (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · sh trajan (without end) · th ถาวร (without end) · la aeternus (without end) · id langgeng (without end) · it fisso (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · fa جاودان (without end) · ko 영구적인 (without end) · fi vakituinen (without end) · ru пермане́нтный (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · fr permanent (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · tl palagian (without end) · hy մշտական (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · eo daŭra (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · fa پایدار (without end) · te శాశ్వతం (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · uk ста́лий (without end) · sh vjȅčan (without end) · bn মুদামি (without end) · kk мәңгі (without end) · nl voorgoed (without end) · de unbefristet (without end) · ota ابدی (without end) · tr kalıcı (without end) · mi pūwhenua (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ms kekal (without end) · id kekal (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · de dauerhaft (without end) · pl stały (without end) · sd مستقل (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · tl permanente (without end) · nb varig (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · fo varandi (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ang unlæne (without end) · hu tartós (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · bg безкраен (without end) · fo áhaldandi (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · pt permanente (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ru постоя́нный (without end) · uk пості́йний (without end) · ru неизме́нный (without end) · is varanlegur (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · fi kestävä (without end) · de permanent (without end) · sv varaktig (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · be пастая́нны (without end) · te శాశ్వతం (without end) · sv ständig (without end) · es permanente (without end) · fa بیپایان (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · tr süregelen (without end) · id kekal (without end) · id langgeng (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · nb fast (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · et jääv (without end) · et jäädav (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ota دایم (without end) · sh trȃjan (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · sh stalan (without end) · de permanent (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ja 永久の (without end) · it permanente (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · sd دائمي (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · kk тұрақты (without end) · ca permanent (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ka მუდმივი (without end) · nl bestendig (without end) · de ständig (without end) · id permanen (without end) · ang heahfæst (without end) · ka სამუდამო (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · fa ماندگار (without end) · ka მარადი (without end) · ota پاینده (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · hi शाश्वत (without end) · gl permanente (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · nn fast (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · fi ikuinen (without end) · fi vakituinen (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · pl permanentny (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · cs trvalý (without end) · hi स्थायी (without end) · hu állandó (without end) · mi pūmau (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · az daimi (without end) · pt permanente (without end) · io permananta (without end) · da varig (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · az daimi (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · la statīvus (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · el μόνιμος (without end) · pl trwały (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · es permanente (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · de beständig (without end) · ota پاینده (without end) · et igavene (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ota صوڭسز (without end) · hy մշտական (without end) · ka სამარადისო (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · nn varig (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · mi tūturu (without end) · ml സ്ഥിരമായ (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · io permananta (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · bg дълготраен (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ru долговре́менный (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · cmn 永久 (without end) · ota موبد (without end) · ka სამუდამო (without end) · gl permanente (without end) · tl permanente (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ka მარადიული (without end) · cs trvalý (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · fi pysyvä (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · cmn 長久 /长久 (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · be ста́лы (without end) · nn permanent (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · da permanent (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · bg постоя́нен (without end) · id abadi (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · id daim (without end) · ang unateorigendlic (without end) · it permanente (without end) · fi kestävä (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · ml സ്ഥിര (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · id daim (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · fi jatkuva (without end) · fa همیشگی (lasting for an indefinitely long time) · id abadi (without end) · sh dugotrajan (lasting for an indefinitely long time)

permanent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɝ.mə.nənt/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”). First attested in the 15th century.

Meanings

  1. A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
    • She had pewter-coloured hair set in a ruthless permanent, a hard beak and large moist eyes with the sympathetic expression of wet stones. 1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin, published 2005, page 8:
  2. Given an n×n matrix a_ij,, the sum over all permutations π, of ∏ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_iπ(i).
  3. (qualifier:collectible card games) A card whose effects persist beyond the turn on which it is played.

Forms

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permanents Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

relaxer · determinant · ephemeral · temporary

Translations (26)

bg трайно къдрене (hair treatment) · it permanente (hair treatment) · de Dauerwelle (hair treatment) · tr perma (hair treatment) · da permanent (hair treatment) · ja パーマ (hair treatment) · tr permanant (hair treatment) · pl trwała ondulacja (hair treatment) · fr permanente (hair treatment) · fi permanentti (hair treatment) · ko 파마 (hair treatment) · fi kestokiharat (hair treatment) · nl permanent (hair treatment) · fr permanent (sum over all permutations) · is permanent (hair treatment) · de Permanente (sum over all permutations) · bg перманент (sum over all permutations) · el περμανάντ (hair treatment) · ru пермане́нт (hair treatment) · ru зави́вка (hair treatment) · pl trwała (hair treatment) · cmn 燙髮 /烫发 (hair treatment) · cmn 燙頭 /烫头 (hair treatment) · fi permanentti (sum over all permutations) · it messa in piega (hair treatment) · hu dauer (hair treatment)

permanent en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɝ.mə.nənt/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”). First attested in the 15th century.

Meanings

  1. (dated, transitive) To perm (the hair).

Forms

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permanenting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
permanents Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
permanented Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
permanented Tense=Past lexicographic