English Explanatory Dictionary

permanent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Without end, eternal.
  2. Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
noun
  1. A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
  2. Given an n×n matrix a_ij,, the sum over all permutations π, of ∏ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_iπ(i).
  3. A card whose effects persist beyond the turn on which it is played.
verb
  1. To perm (the hair).

Pronunciation

/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/ /ˈpɜɹ.mə.nənt/ en-us-permanent.ogg

Word forms

permanent more permanent most permanent permanents permanenting permanented

Etymology

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

Synonyms

forever never-ending unending endless intransient everlasting durable

Antonyms

impermanent temporary

Related words

permafrost permatemp determinant ephemeral relaxer temporary

Derived words

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