English adjective: permanent | |||
| 1. | permanent continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place | ||
| Samples | Permanent secretary to the president. Permanent address. Literature of permanent value. | ||
| Synonyms | lasting | ||
| Similar | abiding, aeonian, ageless, enduring, eonian, eternal, everlasting, imperishable, indissoluble, perpetual, standing, unceasing, unending | ||
| See also | ineradicable, stable, unchangeable | ||
| Attribute | permanence, permanency | ||
| Antonyms | impermanent, temporary | ||
| 2. | permanent not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition | ||
| Samples | Permanent brain damage. | ||
| Similar | irreversible | ||
| Antonyms | reversible | ||
English noun: permanent | |||
| 1. | permanent (body) a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals | ||
| Synonyms | perm, permanent wave | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wave | ||