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 | ||