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permanent |
Grep of noun permanent permanent permanent-press fabric permanent injunction permanent magnet permanent press permanent tooth permanent wave Overview of noun permanent The noun permanent has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. permanent wave, permanent, perm -- (a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals) Overview of adj permanent The adj permanent has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (13) permanent, lasting -- (continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value") 2. permanent -- (not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; "permanent brain damage") Antonyms of adj permanent 2 senses of permanent Sense 1 permanent (vs. impermanent), lasting impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary => acting(postnominal) => ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious => episodic => fly-by-night => improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift => temporal => terminable => visiting, guest(postnominal) => working(postnominal) => evanescent => interim => pro tem, pro tempore Sense 2 permanent INDIRECT (VIA irreversible) -> reversible Similarity of adj permanent 2 senses of permanent Sense 1 permanent (vs. impermanent), lasting => abiding, enduring, imperishable => ageless, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing => indissoluble => standing(postnominal) Also See-> ineradicable#1; stable#1; unchangeable#1 Sense 2 permanent => irreversible (vs. reversible) Attributes of adj permanent 1 of 2 senses of permanent Sense 1 permanent (vs. impermanent), lasting => permanence, permanency Familiarity of adj permanent permanent used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj permanent impermanent permanent permanent-press semipermanent Overview of noun permanent The noun permanent has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. permanent wave, permanent, perm -- (a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals) Overview of adj permanent The adj permanent has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (13) permanent, lasting -- (continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value") 2. permanent -- (not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; "permanent brain damage")
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