permanent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Lasting for a very long time or for ever; not temporary.

   After a year, she was offered a permanent job at the company.

2. 2
   adj

   Impossible to change back or undo.

   The accident left him with permanent damage to his hearing.

3. 3
   noun

   A chemical hair treatment that makes the hair curly for several weeks; a perm.

   She got a permanent to add some curl to her straight hair.

Common collocations

• permanent address Adjective + noun
• permanent fix Adjective + noun
• permanent mark Adjective + noun

From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”). First attested in the 15th century.

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