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permanent Definition

per·ma·nent (pʉr′mə nənt)

adjective

  1. lasting or intended to last indefinitely without change
  2. lasting a relatively long time

Etymology: ME < MFr < L permanens, prp. of permanere < per, through + manere, to remain: see manor

noun

a hair wave that is produced as by applying chemical preparations and that remains even after the hair is washed

permanent Related Forms

per′·ma·nently adverb

permanent Synonyms

permanent

modif.

  1. Perpetual

    unchanging, continual, changeless; see perpetual 1.

  2. Intended to last for a considerable time

    durable, enduring, abiding, uninterrupted, stable, continuing, unremitting, unremittent, lasting, perdurable, firm, hard, tough, strong, rocklike, hardy, robust, sound, sturdy, steadfast, imperishable, surviving, living, long-lived, long-standing, invariable, persisting, tenacious, persevering, unyielding, resisting, resistant, impenetrable, recurring, wearing, constant, changeless, holding, persistent, perennial.

permanent Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: I will look in to ways to make things more permanent soon.

Modifies a noun

  • residence: That is, those persons who do not have a normal permanent residence in the UK.
  • endowment: The trustees cannot normally spend permanent endowment without our authority.
  • exclusion: Recent figures show two thirds of permanent exclusions involve children with special needs.
  • fixture: Held at Lord's - the home of cricket, this is a permanent fixture in many diaries!
  • secretary: The Civil Service Management Board will be replaced with a Permanent Secretaries Management Group on which all first Permanent Secretaries will be represented.
  • establishment: For tax purposes, a Spanish branch office of a foreign company is considered a permanent establishment in Spain.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: We've also seen wars become an almost permanent feature of human society.
  • relatively: Also, one tends to perceive an IM conversation as ephemeral and email as relatively permanent ( thus the CYA email tradition ).
  • apparently: Sometimes, of course, the hypnotic influence is so strong that a single treatment will produce an apparently permanent cure.
  • possibly: What GATS does do, however, is to entrench privatization and make it irreversible, possibly permanent.
  • then: Should you continue to post messages contrary to Forum rules then permanent banning will result.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Once a PCV license has been gained your position will become permanent.
  • make: The agreement was made permanent the following month, on release of £ 6,000.
  • seem: The rout seems permanent; hence the smallness of the company at table since the voyage began.
  • go: This role is an initial 6- month contract with the possibility of going permanent.
  • grant: For the post which granted permanent are hard to.

Preposition: in

sense: The open meeting places could vary a lot in form and timing but be permanent in some approximate sense over the long term.

Preposition: for

  • candidate: There is the possibility of the roles converting to permanent for the right candidate.
  • artist: Permanence In Cotman Water Color, AA and A are regarded as permanent for artists ' use.