What does permanent mean?
Definitions for permanent
ˈpɜr mə nəntper·ma·nent
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Princeton's WordNet
permanent wave, permanent, permadjective
a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
permanent, lastingadjective
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
"permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
permanentadjective
not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition
"permanent brain damage"
GCIDE
permanentnoun
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
permanentnoun
A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks.
permanentnoun
Given an matrix , the sum over all permutations of .
permanentadjective
Without end, eternal.
Nothing in this world is truly permanent.
permanentadjective
Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.
Etymology: From permanent, from permanens (continuing), from permanēo (to stay to the end). Used in English since 15th century.
Webster Dictionary
Permanentadjective
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
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
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.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'permanent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2268
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'permanent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3137
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'permanent' in Adjectives Frequency: #296
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of permanent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of permanent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of permanent in a Sentence
Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.
The next election will be a referendum for the 'Straight Path', you decide if the improvement we are now enjoying will become permanent, or will be considered just luck and a momentary recovery from a long history of failure.
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
If they insist upon carrying out this farce, White House and its Republican allies in White House will do permanent, longstanding damage to the practice of bipartisan congressional oversight of intelligence.
Nothing in this world like permanent....but "permanent" word itself a wish of our heart....sometimes fulfilled & sometimes not....
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- دائمArabic
- permanentCatalan, Valencian
- trvalýCzech
- permanentDanish
- ständig, Permanente, beständig, dauerhaft, permanent, unbefristet, DauerwelleGerman
- περμανάντGreek
- daŭraEsperanto
- permanenteSpanish
- ماندگار, پایدار, بیپایان, جاودان, همیشگیPersian
- kestokiharat, permanentti, pysyvä, ikuinen, kestävä, vakituinen, jatkuvaFinnish
- permanent, permanenteFrench
- स्थायीHindi
- állandóHungarian
- permanent, varanlegurIcelandic
- permanenteItalian
- 永久, パーマJapanese
- 영구적인, 파마Korean
- tūturuMāori
- kekalMalay
- bestendig, eeuwig, permanent, voorgoedDutch
- permanentNorwegian Nynorsk
- permanentNorwegian
- permanentePortuguese
- неизменный, перманентный, зави́вка, пермане́нт, постоянный, долговременныйRussian
- مستقل, دائميSindhi
- trȃjan, dugotrajan, vjȅčan, stalanSerbo-Croatian
- ständigSwedish
- శాశ్వతంTelugu
- kalıcıTurkish
- مستقلUrdu
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