Permanent - Definition

adj 1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or
condition or place; "permanent secretary to the
president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent
value" [syn: permanent, lasting] [ant: impermanent,
temporary]
2: not capable of being reversed or returned to the original
condition; "permanent brain damage"
n 1: a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and
chemicals [syn: permanent wave, permanent, perm]