permanent
//ˈpɜː.mə.nənt//
Forms
- Comparative
- more permanent
- Superlative
- most permanent
- Plural
- permanents
Definitions
1.Without end, eternal.
- Nothing in this world is truly permanent.
- Things that had been permanent and unquestionable were suddenly thrown into doubt.
2.Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
- The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.
1.A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
- She had pewter-coloured hair set in a ruthless permanent, a hard beak and large moist eyes with the sympathetic expression of wet stones.
2.Given an n×n matrix a_ij, the sum over all permutations π, of ∏ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_iπ(i).
3.A card whose effects persist beyond the turn on which it is played.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2798
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”).
First attested in the 15th century.