permanent, lasting
(adjective) continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; “permanent secretary to the president”; “permanent address”; “literature of permanent value”
permanent
(adjective) not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; “permanent brain damage”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
permanent (comparative more permanent, superlative most permanent)
Without end, eternal.
Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
• (without end): everlasting, neverending, unending; see also eternal or endless
• (lasting for an indefinitely long time): durable, intransient; see also lasting
• impermanent, temporary
permanent (plural permanents)
A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
(linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an matrix , the sum over all permutations of .
(trading card games) A card whose effects persist beyond the turn on which it is played.
permanent (third-person singular simple present permanents, present participle permanenting, simple past and past participle permanented)
(transitive, dated) To perm (the hair).
• Petermann, merpentan
Source: Wiktionary
Per"ma*nent, a. Etym: [L. permanens, -entis, p.pr. of permanere to stay or remain to the end, to last; per + manere to remain: cf. F. permanent. See Per-, and Mansion.]
Definition: Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting; as, a permanent impression. Eternity stands permanent and fixed. Dryden. Permanent gases (Chem. & Physics), hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; -- also called incondensible or incoercible gases, before their liquefaction in 1877.
– Permanent way, the roadbed and superstructure of a finished railway; -- so called in distinction from the contractor's temporary way.
– Permanent white (Chem.), barium sulphate (heavy spar), used as a white pigment or paint, in distinction from white lead, which tarnishes and darkens from the formation of the sulphide.
Syn.
– Lasting; durable; constant. See Lasting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
