1 | adjective | continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place 2 | adjective | not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition 3 | noun | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

p'ermuhnuhnt (IPA: pˈɝmənənt)

per-ma-nent (9 letters | 3 syllables)

1432 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (593 years ago)

Middle French | Latin

written: 2159th most common (1 in 20833 words) ( > 99% adjective | 0% noun)

spoken: 2548th most common (1 in 55556 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

permanents

lasting | standing | perm | permanent wave

impermanent

permaculture

wave

determinant | semipermanent (based on typical American pronunciation)

impermanent | permanence | permanency | permanently

(none among common words)

permanent injunction | permanent magnet | permanent-press | permanent press | permanent tooth | permanent wave (total: 6)

Mandarin Chinese: | 永久的 (adjective) Hindi: | स्थायी (adjective) Arabic: | دائم (adjective) Spanish: | permanente (general) | fijo (employment) | permanente (time) | permanente (enduring) | perdurable (enduring) | duradero (enduring) | eterno (eternal) | sempiterno (eternal) | perpetuo (eternal) | continuo (eternal) | permanente (eternal) | permanente (beauty care) French: | permanent (general) | fixe (employment) | permanent (time) | durable (enduring) | permanent (enduring) | stable (enduring) | éternel (eternal) | sans fin (eternal) | perpétuel (eternal) | continuel (eternal) | permanente (beauty care)

Permanent Vacation | Permanent Record | Permanent Midnight

permanent.com | permanent.net | permanent.info

Salon job (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

13 (International English) | 13 (North American English)