Permanent
adjective
Lasting forever or for a very long time.
If you aren't sure, don't make a permanent decision.
Often appears as...
- permanent decision
- permanent damage
adjective
Not expected to change in status, condition, or place.
He's moved around a lot, but now he's looking for a more permanent home.
Often appears as...
- permanent home
- permanent position
adjective
Referring to a hair treatment which straightens or curls the hair by a chemical process.
She had a permanent done at the salon today.
Often appears as...
- get a permanent
- permanent waves
adjective
Lasting forever or for a very long time.
If you aren't sure, don't make a permanent decision.
Often appears as...
- permanent decision
- permanent damage
adjective
Not expected to change in status, condition, or place.
He's moved around a lot, but now he's looking for a more permanent home.
Often appears as...
- permanent home
- permanent position
adjective
Referring to a hair treatment which straightens or curls the hair by a chemical process.
She had a permanent done at the salon today.
Often appears as...
- get a permanent
- permanent waves
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Unchanging Nature
Use 'permanent' when something won't change at all.
Tattoos are considered permanent, choose wisely.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Assurance
'Permanent' often implies no end, used for certainty about future.
They installed a permanent exhibit at the museum.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
'Permanent' can convey the seriousness of a situation or decision.
Leaving her family was a permanent choice, laden with sadness.
Pro Tip 1/3Unchanging Nature
Use 'permanent' when something won't change at all.
Tattoos are considered permanent, choose wisely.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Assurance
'Permanent' often implies no end, used for certainty about future.
They installed a permanent exhibit at the museum.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
'Permanent' can convey the seriousness of a situation or decision.
Leaving her family was a permanent choice, laden with sadness.
Pro Tip 1/3Unchanging Nature
Use 'permanent' when something won't change at all.
Tattoos are considered permanent, choose wisely.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Assurance
'Permanent' often implies no end, used for certainty about future.
They installed a permanent exhibit at the museum.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
'Permanent' can convey the seriousness of a situation or decision.
Leaving her family was a permanent choice, laden with sadness.
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Why is it so hard to...
If we could learn how to shut down these lines of communication, we'd have a better shot at vanquishing a tumor permanently. Additionally, mounting evidence suggests we'll need to figure out how to eradicate cancer stem cells. These are rare but seem to have special properties that make them resistant to chemotherapy and radiation.
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Want interstellar...
have their hair curly permanently permanence for a lot of people were radical leap right and technology and how do we see over the world so these things can be daily activities they can be things that happen very frequently why do we need them because of the overwhelming challenges that we face in the world today can't be
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Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
implications of this new technology are far-reaching because it's going to allow people to erect permanent structures but in a fraction of the time that it would have done using traditional building techniques the concrete canvas begins life in waterproof plastic sheeting for easy transportation inside the canvas is
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If superpowers were...
it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life, imagine how much damage you would have if you were one thousand years old! Now, there are approximately
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Mary's Room: A...
Could it be that there are fundamental limits to what we can know about something we can't experience? And would this mean there are certain aspects of the universe that lie permanently beyond our comprehension? Or will science and philosophy allow us to overcome our mind's limitations?
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What happens when you...
it travels to the hippocampus, where special proteins work to strengthen the cortical synaptic connections. If the experience was strong enough, or we recall it periodically in the first few days, the hippocampus then transfers the memory back to the cortex for permanent storage.
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
So I think that we have a common-sense idea that there is a kind of core or essence of ourselves to be discovered. And that this is kind of a permanent truth about ourselves, something that's the same throughout life. Well, that's the idea I want to challenge.
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Would you opt for a life...
while guaranteeing experiences of only pleasure and never pain. The catch? You have to permanently leave reality behind, but you'll hardly know the difference. Your experiences will be indistinguishable from reality. Life's natural ups and downs
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Why is biodiversity so...
Our planet's diverse thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they're actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks,
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What's Hiding in the...
a deep sea anglerfish flashes in the darkness the light is generated by bacteria that live permanently inside the law which attracts prey to these murderous teeth
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Why is it so hard to...
If we could learn how to shut down these lines of communication, we'd have a better shot at vanquishing a tumor permanently. Additionally, mounting evidence suggests we'll need to figure out how to eradicate cancer stem cells. These are rare but seem to have special properties that make them resistant to chemotherapy and radiation.
Video examples
Want interstellar...
have their hair curly permanently permanence for a lot of people were radical leap right and technology and how do we see over the world so these things can be daily activities they can be things that happen very frequently why do we need them because of the overwhelming challenges that we face in the world today can't be
Video examples
Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
implications of this new technology are far-reaching because it's going to allow people to erect permanent structures but in a fraction of the time that it would have done using traditional building techniques the concrete canvas begins life in waterproof plastic sheeting for easy transportation inside the canvas is
Video examples
If superpowers were...
it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life, imagine how much damage you would have if you were one thousand years old! Now, there are approximately
Video examples
Mary's Room: A...
Could it be that there are fundamental limits to what we can know about something we can't experience? And would this mean there are certain aspects of the universe that lie permanently beyond our comprehension? Or will science and philosophy allow us to overcome our mind's limitations?
Video examples
What happens when you...
it travels to the hippocampus, where special proteins work to strengthen the cortical synaptic connections. If the experience was strong enough, or we recall it periodically in the first few days, the hippocampus then transfers the memory back to the cortex for permanent storage.
Video examples
Julian Baggini: Is there...
So I think that we have a common-sense idea that there is a kind of core or essence of ourselves to be discovered. And that this is kind of a permanent truth about ourselves, something that's the same throughout life. Well, that's the idea I want to challenge.
Video examples
Would you opt for a life...
while guaranteeing experiences of only pleasure and never pain. The catch? You have to permanently leave reality behind, but you'll hardly know the difference. Your experiences will be indistinguishable from reality. Life's natural ups and downs
Video examples
Why is biodiversity so...
Our planet's diverse thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they're actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks,
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
a deep sea anglerfish flashes in the darkness the light is generated by bacteria that live permanently inside the law which attracts prey to these murderous teeth
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Quote examples
T. S. Eliot
American Poet
As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug's game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing.
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James A. Garfield
American President
Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
If you want to be a voice for peace in the world, begin by making peace a permanent condition of your own life.
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Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.
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Shah Rukh Khan
Indian Actor
Success and failure are both part of life. Both are not permanent.
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Faye Wattleton
Sociologist
The influence of one's parents is powerful and permanent.
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Geoffrey Canada
American Activist
It is important to have permanent safe spaces in Harlem.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Indian Statesman
We want peace to be permanent.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug's game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing.
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James A. Garfield
American President
Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
If you want to be a voice for peace in the world, begin by making peace a permanent condition of your own life.
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Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.
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Shah Rukh Khan
Indian Actor
Success and failure are both part of life. Both are not permanent.
Quote examples
Faye Wattleton
Sociologist
The influence of one's parents is powerful and permanent.
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Geoffrey Canada
American Activist
It is important to have permanent safe spaces in Harlem.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Indian Statesman
We want peace to be permanent.
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