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permanent
English
Etymology
Used in English since 15th century, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanens, from perman?o (“I stay through”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?m?n?nt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??m?n?nt/
- Hyphenation: per?ma?nent
Adjective
permanent (comparative more permanent, superlative most permanent)
- Without end, eternal.
- Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
Synonyms
- (without end): everlasting, neverending, unending; see also Thesaurus:eternal or Thesaurus:endless
- (lasting for an indefinitely long time): durable, intransient; see also Thesaurus:lasting
Antonyms
- impermanent, temporary
Derived terms
Related terms
- permafrost
- permatemp
Translations
Noun
permanent (plural permanents)
- A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
- 1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin 2005, p. 8:
- She had pewter-coloured hair set in a ruthless permanent, a hard beak and large moist eyes with the sympathetic expression of wet stones.
- 1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin 2005, p. 8:
- (linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an matrix , the sum over all permutations of .
- (collectible card games) A card whose effects persist beyond the turn on which it is played.
Translations
See also
- determinant
- ephemeral
- relaxer
- temporary
Verb
permanent (third-person singular simple present permanents, present participle permanenting, simple past and past participle permanented)
- (transitive, dated) To perm (the hair).
Further reading
- permanent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- permanent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- permanent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Petermann, merpentan
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /p??.m??nent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /p?r.m??nen/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pe?.ma?nent/
Adjective
permanent (masculine and feminine plural permanents)
- permanent
Related terms
- permanència
- permanentment
Further reading
- “permanent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Latin permanentem (accusative of permanens).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.ma.n??/
Adjective
permanent (feminine singular permanente, masculine plural permanents, feminine plural permanentes)
- permanent
Derived terms
- ordre permanent
Noun
permanent m (plural permanents)
- (mathematics) permanent
Related terms
- permanence
- impermanent
Further reading
- “permanent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French permanent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??ma?n?nt/
Adjective
permanent (not comparable)
- permanent
Declension
Adverb
permanent
- permanently, incessantly
Synonyms
- ständig, unaufhörlich
Further reading
- “permanent” in Duden online
Ladin
Alternative forms
- permanënt
Adjective
permanent m (feminine singular permanenta, masculine plural permanents, feminine plural permanentes)
- permanent
Latin
Verb
permanent
- third-person plural present active indicative of permane?
Middle French
Adjective
permanent m (feminine singular permanente, masculine plural permanents, feminine plural permanentes)
- permanent
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin permanens
Adjective
permanent (neuter singular permanent, definite singular and plural permanente)
- permanent
- (as an adverb) permanently
References
- “permanent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin permanens
Adjective
permanent (neuter singular permanent, definite singular and plural permanente)
- permanent
References
- “permanent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From French permanent
Adjective
permanent m or n (feminine singular permanent?, masculine plural permanen?i, feminine and neuter plural permanente)
- permanent
Declension
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firm
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /f??m/, [f?m]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??m/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m
Etymology 1
From Italian firma (“signature”), from firmare (“to sign”), from Latin firmare (“to make firm, to confirm (by signature)”), from firmus (“firm, stable”). The contemporary sense developed in the 18th century simultaneously with German Firma (“business, name of business”). There are conflicting statements in the literature as to which of the two languages influenced which.
Noun
firm (plural firms)
- (Britain, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
- (business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
- (slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.
Derived terms
- The Firm
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Latin firmus (“strong, steady”). Doublet of dharma.
Adjective
firm (comparative firmer, superlative firmest)
- Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
- Fixed (in opinion)
- He was firm that selling his company would a good choice and didn't let anyone talk him out of it.
- Durable, rigid (material state)
- firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
firm (third-person singular simple present firms, present participle firming, simple past and past participle firmed)
- (transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.
- (transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
- (intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.
- (intransitive) To improve after decline.
- (intransitive, Australia) To shorten (of betting odds).
- (transitive, Britain, slang) To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.
Translations
Further reading
- Firm in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- FRIM, fMRI, frim
German
Etymology
From Latin firmus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??m/
Adjective
firm (comparative firmer, superlative am firmsten)
- (somewhat dated) experienced, well versed
Declension
Further reading
- “firm” in Duden online
Polish
Noun
firm f
- genitive plural of firma
Zoogocho Zapotec
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish firma.
Noun
firm
- signature
Derived terms
- chgo?o firm
- cho?o firm
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish firme.
Adjective
firm
- firm, fixed
References
- Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)?[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 220
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