Definition of PERMANENT

permanent

Meanings

Plural: permanents

Noun

  • a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
  • A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
  • Given an n×n matrix a_ij,, the sum over all permutations π, of ∏ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_iπ(i).
  • A card whose effects persist beyond the turn on which it is played.

Adjective

  • continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
    • "permanent secretary to the president"
    • "permanent address"
    • "literature of permanent value"

Adjective Satellite

  • not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition
    • "permanent brain damage"

Adj

  • Without end, eternal.
  • Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

Verb

  • To perm (the hair).

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

permanent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
permanent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
permanent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

permanent is a valid Words With Friends word