permanent
adjectiveLasting or remaining without essential change.
adjectiveNot expected to change in status, condition, or place.
nounAny of several long-lasting hair styles usually achieved by chemical applications that straighten, curl, or wave the hair.
Lasting or intended to last indefinitely; fixed or enduring in character, condition, state, position, occupation, use, or the like; remaining or intended to remain unchanged or unremoved; not temporary or subject to change; abiding: as, a permanent building; permanent colors; permanent employment; permanent possession.
In zoology, always present in a species or group.
nounIn the plural, a general name for light cotton cloth, sometimes glazed and generally dyed in bright colors.
adjectiveContinuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting.
adjectivehydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; — also called
the roadbed and superstructure of a finished railway; — so called in distinction from the contractor’s
barium sulphate (