permanent
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.
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.
Origin of permanent
1Other words for permanent
Opposites for permanent
Other words from permanent
- per·ma·nent·ly, adverb
- per·ma·nent·ness, noun
- non·per·ma·nent, adjective
- non·per·ma·nent·ly, adverb
- pseu·do·per·ma·nent, adjective
- qua·si-per·ma·nent, adjective
- qua·si-per·ma·nent·ly, adverb
- sub·per·ma·nent, adjective
- sub·per·ma·nent·ly, adverb
- un·per·ma·nent, adjective
- un·per·ma·nent·ly, adverb
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How to use permanent in a sentence
Since 2017, Moscow has managed a permanent military base in Tartus and an air base in Khmeimim — both on Syria’s Mediterranean coast.
Butterfly Effect: The Next U.S.-Russia Conflict Theater Could be the Mediterranean | Charu Kasturi | September 17, 2020 | OzySome are in rental units without subsidies and the largest group, 43 percent, are in permanent housing.
Morning Report: Punished for Pissing Off Police | Voice of San Diego | September 10, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoAs Amazon’s first “permanent online-only” Whole Foods in Brooklyn underscores, they may wind up in what seem like the unlikeliest of places, too.
That Whole Foods is an Amazon warehouse; get used to it | Connie Loizos | September 4, 2020 | TechCrunchIf Nintendo does that clock feature right, I can see these things earning a permanent spot on a lot of people’s desks.
Nintendo is remaking the first portable gaming system it ever built | Greg Kumparak | September 3, 2020 | TechCrunchTurns out the head injury had left some permanent aftereffects.
The offices were firebombed in 2011; no one was hurt but a permanent police car was subsequently stationed outside.
Plus, while sometimes IPs can be “permanent”, at other times IPs last just a few seconds.
In the past, Fidel Castro and his brother Raul were considered permanent enemies of Washington.
At least one parent would have to be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship | Keli Goff | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey seemed like a permanent part of the mindscape, the way mountains or rivers are part of the physical world.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLet them open their minds to us, let them put upon permanent record the significance of all their intrigues and manœuvres.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsWill this position be permanent or will its duration be limited practically to the period of the war?
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsThere is a sharp curve in the permanent way outside the station, so that a train is on you all of a sudden.
Uncanny Tales | VariousLoss, where she was concerned, involved a permanent and irremediable bereavement—no substitute was conceivable.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodOur troops have done all that flesh and blood can do against semi-permanent works, and they are not able to carry them.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for permanent
/ (ˈpɜːmənənt) /
existing or intended to exist for an indefinite period: a permanent structure
not expected to change for an indefinite time; not temporary: a permanent condition
Origin of permanent
1Derived forms of permanent
- permanently, adverb
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