Definitions for permanent
ˈpɜr mə nəntper·ma·nent

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. permanent wave, permanent, perm(adj)

   a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

2. permanent, lasting(adj)

   continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place

   "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"

3. permanent(adj)

   not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition

   "permanent brain damage"

GCIDE(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. permanent(n.)

   A wave or curl in the hair that lasts for months and is made durable by treating the hair with chemicals when it is curled.

Wiktionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. permanent(Noun)

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

2. permanent(Noun)

   Given an matrix , the sum over all permutations of .

3. permanent(Adjective)

   Without end, eternal.

   Nothing in this world is truly permanent.

4. permanent(Adjective)

   Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

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

Origin: From permanent, from permanens (continuing), from permanēo (to stay to the end). Used in English since 15th century.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Permanent(adj)

   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 impression

Freebase(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Permanent

   The permanent of a square matrix in linear algebra is a function of the matrix similar to the determinant. The permanent, as well as the determinant, is a polynomial in the entries of the matrix. Both permanent and determinant are special cases of a more general function of a matrix called the immanant.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Permanent

   pėr′ma-nent, adj. lasting: durable: not subject to change: not to be removed: (zool.) always present.—ns. Per′manence, Per′manency, state or quality of being permanent: continuance in the same state, position, &c.: unlikelihood of change: duration.—adv. Per′manently.—Permanent way, the finished road of a railway. [Fr.,—L. permanēre—per, through, manēre, to continue.]

Editors Contribution(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. permanent

   Used to describe something created or intended to last for a specific amount of time.

   A permanent hair color is created to last for a certain amount of time, so is a permanent marker or permanent ink that is used in a tattoo. A permanent job is intended to last for the amount of time that the person chooses to stay in that employment.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'permanent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2268

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'permanent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3137

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'permanent' in Adjectives Frequency: #296

How to pronounce permanent?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of permanent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of permanent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of permanent in a Sentence

1. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook:

   It is not a permanent presence.

2. Jane Adams:

   The excellent becomes the permanent.

3. Tom Fuentes:

   It supposedly did no permanent damage.

4. James Clapper:

   United States has no permanent enemies.

5. Heraclitus:

   There is nothing permanent except change.

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