permanent
Without end, eternal.
Adjective 2 meanings
Without end, eternal.
“Nothing in this world is truly permanent.”
Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
“The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.”
Noun 3 meanings
A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
Given an n×n matrix a_ij,, the sum over all permutations π, of ∏ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_iπ(i).
A card whose effects persist beyond the turn on which it is played.
Verb 1 meaning
To perm (the hair).
Etymology
From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”). First attested in the 15th century.
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PERMANENT at a glance
PERMANENT has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + M 3 + A 1 + N 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,579 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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