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permanent

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per·ma·nent  (pûrm-nnt)
adj.
1. Lasting or remaining without essential change: "the universal human yearning for something permanent, enduring, without shadow of change" (Willa Cather).
2. Not expected to change in status, condition, or place: a permanent address; permanent secretary to the president.
n.
Any of several long-lasting hair styles usually achieved by chemical applications which straighten, curl, or wave the hair.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin permanns, permanent-, present participle of permanre, to endure : per-, throughout; see per- + manre, to remain; see men-3 in Indo-European roots.]

perma·nent·ly adv.
perma·nent·ness n.

permanent
Adjective
1. existing or intended to exist forever: a permanent solution
2. not expected to change: a permanent condition [Latin permanens continuing]
permanence n
permanently adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.permanentpermanent - a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
wave - a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
Adj.1.permanent - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
unchangeable - not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life"
ineradicable - not able to be destroyed or rooted out; "ineradicable superstitions"
stable - resistant to change of position or condition; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices"
impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
2.permanent - not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; "permanent brain damage"
irreversible - incapable of being reversed; "irreversible momentum toward revolution"

permanent
adjective 2. long-term, established, secure, stable, steady, long-lasting << OPPOSITE temporary
Translations
permanent [ˈpəːmənənt] adjpermanente; [job, position] → fijo; [dye, ink] → indeleble;
permanent address → domicilio permanente;
I'm not permanent here → no estoy fijo aquí

permanent [ˈpəːmənənt] adjpermanent(e); [job, position] → permanent, fixe; [dye, ink] → indélébile;
I'm not permanent here → je ne suis pas ici à titre définitif;
permanent address → adresse habituelle

permanent [ˈpəːmənənt] adjdauerhaft; [job, position] → fest;
permanent address → ständiger Wohnsitz m;
I'm not permanent here → ich bin hier nicht fest angestellt

permanent [ˈpəːmənənt] adjpermanente; [job, position] → fisso/a; [dye, ink] → indelebile;
permanent address → residenza fissa;
I'm not permanent here → non sono fisso qui

permanent
adj permanent [ˈpəːmənənt]
lasting; not temporary After many years of travelling, they made a permanent home in England. permanent دائِم постоянен trvalý permanent; varig ständig μόνιμος permanente alaline دائمی vakituinen permanent קָבוּעַ स्थायी stalan,trajan állandó selamanya varanlegur, sem er til frambúðar permanente 永続する 영구적인, 영속하는 nuolatinis, pastovus pastāvīgs; ilgstošs kekal permanent, vast varig, fast trwały, stały permanente perma­nent постоянный trvalý trajen stalan permanent, bestående, stadigvarande ถาวร sürekli 永久的,持久的 постійний مستقل، پائيدار lâu dài 永久的
adv permanently
permanent بصورَةٍ دائِمَه постоянно stále permanent; varigt ständig μόνιμα permanentemente püsivalt دائماً pysyvästi de façon permanente לְתָמִיד स्थायी रूप से stalno,nepromjenjivo állandóan untuk selamanya varanlega stabilmente, in maniera permanente ずっと 영구적으로 nuolatos, pastoviai pastāvīgi; ilgstoši selama-lamanya permanent, vast varig, vedvarende trwale permanentemente (în mod) permanent постоянно stále trajno stalno permanent, varaktigt, bestående อย่างถาวร sürekli olarak 持久地 постійно مستقلاً lâu dài
n permanence
permanensie دَوام неизменност trvalost varighed die Dauerhaftigkeit μονιμότητα permanencia kestvus تداوم kesto permanence קְבִיעוּת स्थायित्व trajnost,postojanost tartósság kekekalan varanleiki permanenza 永続 영구, 영속 pastovumas pastāvīgums ketetapan duurzaamheid varighet niezmienność permanência permanenţă неизменность trvalosť trajnost stalnost beständighet, varaktighet ความถาวร süreklilik 持久 незмінність استقلال، پائيداري sự lâu dài
n permanent wave
(usually abbreviated topermpəːm) a wave or curl put into a person's hair by a special process and usually lasting for several months. permanente karteling مَوْجَةٌ دائِمَة في الشَّعْر къдрене trvalá ondulace permanent die Dauerwelle περμανάντ permanente püsilokid فر مصنوعی مو permanentti permanente סִלסוּל תְּמִידִי बालों को लहरियादार बनाना “trajna” dauer pengeritingan rambut permanent (hárliðun) permanente パーマ ilgalaikė šukuosena ilgviļņi keriting rambut permanent permanent(krøll) trwała ondulacja permanente permanent перманент trvalá ondulácia trajna ondulacija mini-val permanent ลอนผมถาวรที่เกิดจากการใช้ความร้อนหรือสารเคมี perma, ondüle 電燙的頭發 перманент بالوں کا مصنوعي گھنگر uốn tóc giữ được lâu


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It is evident that men incline to call those conditions habits which are of a more or less permanent type and difficult to displace; for those who are not retentive of knowledge, but volatile, are not said to have such and such a 'habit' as regards knowledge, yet they are disposed, we may say, either better or worse, towards knowledge.
As a result of this, the Legislature designated three cities to be voted upon by the citizens of the state as the permanent seat of government.
Surely nothing could be better, hardly anything more directly fitted than careful reading of Wordsworth, to counter the faults and offences of our busy generation, in regard both to thought and taste, and to remind people, amid the enormous expansion, at the present time, of all that is material and mechanical in life, of the essential value, the permanent ends, of life itself.
 
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