permanent


permanent (http://definr.com/permanent)

     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: lasting] [ant: impermanent]
     2: not capable of being reversed or returned to the original
        condition; "permanent brain damage"
     n : a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and
         chemicals [syn: permanent wave, perm]