permanent
Adjective:
- Lasting or intended to last indefinitely without change: Describes something that is not temporary, fleeting, or expected to end; enduring.
- Not capable of being reversed or returned to an original condition: Describes a change or state that is final and cannot be undone.
Noun:
- A long-lasting hairstyle created by chemical treatment: A series of artificial waves or curls in the hair set using heat and chemicals to last for an extended period.
Adjective:
- The accident caused permanent damage to his spine. (The injury is lasting and irreversible.)
- She finally found a permanent job after years of temporary contracts. (The job is stable and not temporary.)
- They are looking for a permanent solution to the flooding problem. (A solution designed to last forever.)
Noun:
- My grandmother got a permanent in the 1980s, and her curls never fell. (She had a chemical treatment for long-lasting curls.)
"Permanent resident": A person who has the right to live indefinitely in a country of which they are not a citizen.
- After a decade, she was granted permanent resident status.
"Permanent marker": A pen with ink that is designed to be resistant to fading and water, creating a long-lasting mark.
- Label the boxes with a permanent marker so the writing doesn't rub off.
"In permanent ink": Used figuratively to mean something is final and unchangeable.
- The decision isn't written in permanent ink; we can still revise the plan.
Permanently (adverb): In a way that lasts forever or for a very long time.
- He was permanently disabled after the illness.
Permanence (noun): The state or quality of being permanent.
- The ancient pyramids are a symbol of permanence.
Semi-permanent (adjective): Lasting for a long but not indefinite period.
- She applied semi-permanent hair dye that washes out after a month.
- Lasting: Enduring for a long time.
- Enduring: Continuing or long-lasting.
- Indelible: Making marks that cannot be removed (often used figuratively for memories or impressions).
- Irreversible: Not able to be changed or reversed.
- Temporary: Lasting for only a limited period.
- Fleeting: Lasting for a very short time.
- Provisional: Arranged for the present, possibly to be changed later.
- Transient: Lasting only for a short time.
Permanent wave: Another term for the hairstyle (noun), often shortened to "perm."
- She went to the salon for a permanent wave.
Permanent address: A fixed, long-term home address, as opposed to a temporary one.
- Please provide your permanent address on the form.
Permanent secretary: A senior civil servant who remains in a government department regardless of political changes.
- The Permanent Secretary advised the new minister on departmental procedures.
- not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition
- permanent brain damage
- continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
- permanent secretary to the president
- permanent address
- literature of permanent value
- a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals