permanent

[ pur-muh-nuhnt ]

/ ˈpɜr mə nənt /

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adjective

existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.

intended to exist or function for a long, indefinite period without regard to unforeseeable conditions: a permanent employee; the permanent headquarters of the United Nations.

long-lasting or nonfading: permanent pleating; permanent ink.

noun

Also called permanent wave. a wave or curl that is set into the hair by the application of a special chemical preparation and that remains for a number of months.

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Words related to permanent

forever, enduringly, lastingly

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Origin of permanent

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin permanent- (stem of permanēns), present participle of permanēre to remain. See per-, remain, -ent

SYNONYMS FOR permanent

1 stable, invariable, constant.

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ANTONYMS FOR permanent

1 temporary; inconstant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM permanent

per·ma·nent·ly, adverbper·ma·nent·ness, nounnon·per·ma·nent, adjectivenon·per·ma·nent·ly, adverb

pseu·do·per·ma·nent, adjectivequa·si-per·ma·nent, adjectivequa·si-per·ma·nent·ly, adverbsub·per·ma·nent, adjectivesub·per·ma·nent·ly, adverbun·per·ma·nent, adjectiveun·per·ma·nent·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for permanently

The new buildings make them feel claustrophobic, permanently in shadow.
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We are people who, despite ourselves, find ourselves drawn to the sick, the dying, the permanently bruised.
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Underneath, however, lies the permanently molten lava of Scottish memory and its sense of English repression.
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But today, four decades later, America acts as if it is permanently at war with itself.
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What do you think was the moment where Walter permanently stepped over to the dark side?
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The spirit and tendencies of the past century still persisted in the circles which were most permanently influential.
The Idea of Progress|J. B. Bury
Captain Lambton complained that by the laws of war the gun was permanently out of action.
Ladysmith|H. W. Nevinson
Sylvia just now had tried to convince him that his aim was permanently turned aside.
The Guarded Heights|Wadsworth Camp
Even if I cannot hear of one likely to suit us permanently, I will take someone as a stop gap.
Colonel Thorndyke's Secret|G. A. Henty
He began to consider him as a son, and at length entreated David's father to leave him permanently at court.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

British Dictionary definitions for permanently

permanent

/ (ˈpɜːmənənt) /

adjective

existing or intended to exist for an indefinite perioda permanent structure

not expected to change for an indefinite time; not temporarya permanent condition

Derived forms of permanent

permanently, adverb

Word Origin for permanent

C15: from Latin permanens continuing, from permanēre to stay to the end, from per- through + manēre to remain

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