permanent

About 32.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Without end, eternal.

   Nothing in this world is truly permanent.

2. adjective Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

   The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.

3. noun A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
4. noun Given an n×n matrix aij, the sum over all permutations π of ∏i=1naiπ(i).
5. noun A card whose effects persist beyond the turn on which it is played.
6. verb To perm (the hair).

Similar words

everlasting eternal ageless perpetual imperishable unceasing unending enduring lasting abiding

Often followed by

and residence settlement or court secretary home basis members

Word family

permanent wave permanent waves permanentness permanentnesses permanents