permanent

English

Etymology

From Middle French permanent, from Latin permanens (continuing), from permanēo (to stay to the end). Used in English since 15th century.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

permanent (comparative more permanent, superlative most permanent)

1. Without end, eternal.

   Nothing in this world is truly permanent.

2. Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

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

Antonyms

• impermanent, temporary

Derived terms

• permanent way

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to "permanent"

permadeath

permafrost

permatemp

Translations

without end

Arabic: دائم (ar) (daa’im) Chinese: Mandarin: 永久 (zh) (yǒngjiǔ) Crimean Tatar: temelli Croatian: vjȅčan (hr) Czech: trvalý (cs) Dutch: bestendig (nl) Finnish: pysyvä (fi), ikuinen (fi), jatkuva (fi), kestävä (fi), vakituinen (fi) French: permanent (fr) German: beständig (de) Hungarian: állandó (hu)

Italian: permanente (it) Japanese: 永久の (ja) (えいきゅうの, eikyū-no) Korean: 영구적인 (ko) (yeonggujeokin) Portuguese: permanente (pt) Russian: постоянный (ru) (postojánnyj), неизменный (ru) (neizménnyj), перманентный (ru) (permanéntnyj) Serbian: trajan (sr), stalan (sr) Spanish: permanente (es) Swedish: ständig (sv) Telugu: శాశ్వతం (te) (SaaSvataM) Votic: postojannoi

lasting for an indefinitely long time

Chinese: Mandarin: 長久 (zh), 长久 (zh) (chángjiǔ) Croatian: trȃjan (hr) Czech: trvalý (cs) Esperanto: daŭra (eo) Finnish: pysyvä (fi), ikuinen (fi), jatkuva (fi), kestävä (fi), vakituinen (fi) French: permanent (fr)

German: permanent (de) Italian: permanente (it) Russian: долговременный (ru) (dolgovrémennyj), перманентный (ru) (permanéntnyj) Serbian: dugotrajan, trajan Sindhi: مستقل, دائمي Telugu: శాశ్వతం (te) (SaaSvataM) Votic: stoikoi

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Esperanto: konstanta Ido: permanenta Spanish: permanente (es)

Noun

Wikipedia permanent (plural permanents)

1. (colloquial) A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks.
2. (linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an $n \times n$ matrix $a_{ij} \,$, the sum over all permutations $\pi \,$ of $\prod_{i=1}^n{a_{i\pi(i)}}$.

Translations

hair treatment

Danish: permanent (da) c. Finnish: permanentti, kestokiharat

French: permanente (fr) f. Italian: permanente (it) f.

sum over all permutations

French: permanent (fr)

See also

• determinant
• ephemeral
• relaxer
• temporary

External links

• permanent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• permanent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• permanent at OneLook Dictionary Search

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French

Etymology

From Latin permanentem (accusative of permanens).

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃/, SAMPA: /pER.ma.nA~/

Adjective

permanent m. (f. permanente, m. plural permanents, f. plural permanentes)

1. permanent

Noun

permanent m. (plural permanents)

1. (mathematics) permanent

Related terms

• permanence
• impermanent

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German

Adjective

permanent

1. permanent

Adverb

permanent

1. permanently, incessantly

Synonyms

• ständig, unaufhörlich

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Latin

Verb

permanent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of permaneō