permanent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”). First attested in the 15th century.

In classic literature

Synonyms

permanent wave, perm

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