permanent

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/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Lasting for a long time or never ending.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.

Examples

  • She was unable to find a permanent job.

  • They did not have permanent homes, so they did not plant crops for food.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

  2. Without end, eternal.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Given an n×n matrix a_ij,, the sum over all permutations π, of ∏ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_iπ(i).

More examples

In context

  • Please give me your permanent address.

  • Nothing in this world is truly permanent.

  • The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”). First attested in the 15th century.