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Webster 1913 Edition
Permanent
Per′ma-nent
,Adj.
[L.
permanens
, -entis
, p. pr. of permanere
to stay or remain to the end, to last; per + manere
to remain: cf. F. permanent
. See Per-
, and Mansion
.] Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting;
as, a
. permanent
impressionEternity stands
permanent
and fixed. Dryden.
Permanent gases
(Chem. & Physics)
, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; – also called
– incondensible gases
or incoercible gases
, before their liquefaction in 1877. The term is now archaic. Permanent way
, the roadbed and superstructure of a finished railway; – so called in distinction from the contractor’s
– temporary way
. Permanent white
(Chem.)
, barium sulphate (
heavy spar
), used as a white pigment or paint, in distinction from white lead
, which tarnishes and darkens from the formation of the sulphide.
Syn. – Lasting; durable; constant. See
Lasting
. Webster 1828 Edition
Permanent
PER'MANENT
,Adj.
Durable; lasting; continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys the form or nature of the thing. The laws, like the character of God, are unalterably permanent. Human laws and institutions may be to a degree permanent, but they are subject to change and overthrow. We speak of a permanent wall or building, a permanent bridge, when they are so constructed as to endure long; in which examples,permanent is equivalent to durable or lasting, but not to undecaying or unalterable. So we say, a permanent residence, a permanent intercourse, permanent friendship,when it continues a long time without interruption.
Definition 2024
permanent
permanent
English
Adjective
permanent (comparative more permanent, superlative most permanent)
- Without end, eternal.
- Nothing in this world is truly permanent.
- Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
- The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
without end
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lasting for an indefinitely long time
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Noun
permanent (plural permanents)
- A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
- 1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin 2005, p. 8:
- She had pewter-coloured hair set in a ruthless permanent, a hard beak and large moist eyes with the sympathetic expression of wet stones.
- 1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin 2005, p. 8:
- (linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an matrix , the sum over all permutations of .
Translations
hair treatment
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See also
Verb
permanent (third-person singular simple present permanents, present participle permanenting, simple past and past participle permanented)
- (transitive, dated) To perm (the hair).
French
Etymology
From Latin permanentem (accusative of permanens).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃/
Adjective
permanent m (feminine singular permanente, masculine plural permanents, feminine plural permanentes)
Noun
permanent m (plural permanents)
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
permanent (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of permanent
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist permanent | sie ist permanent | es ist permanent | sie sind permanent | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | permanenter | permanente | permanentes | permanente |
| genitive | permanenten | permanenter | permanenten | permanenter | |
| dative | permanentem | permanenter | permanentem | permanenten | |
| accusative | permanenten | permanente | permanentes | permanente | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der permanente | die permanente | das permanente | die permanenten |
| genitive | des permanenten | der permanenten | des permanenten | der permanenten | |
| dative | dem permanenten | der permanenten | dem permanenten | den permanenten | |
| accusative | den permanenten | die permanente | das permanente | die permanenten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein permanenter | eine permanente | ein permanentes | (keine) permanenten |
| genitive | eines permanenten | einer permanenten | eines permanenten | (keiner) permanenten | |
| dative | einem permanenten | einer permanenten | einem permanenten | (keinen) permanenten | |
| accusative | einen permanenten | eine permanente | ein permanentes | (keine) permanenten | |
Adverb
permanent
Synonyms
Ladin
Alternative forms
- permanënt
Adjective
permanent m (feminine singular permanenta, masculine plural permanents, feminine plural permanentes)
Middle French
Adjective
permanent m (feminine singular permanente, masculine plural permanents, feminine plural permanentes)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Adjective
permanent (neuter singular permanent, definite singular and plural permanente)
- permanent
- (as an adverb) permanently
References
- “permanent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Adjective
permanent (neuter singular permanent, definite singular and plural permanente)
References
- “permanent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.