permanent

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective lasting for a long time or for all time in the future; existing all the time: a permanent job * permanent / temporary staff * They are now living together on a permanent basis. * The accident has not done any permanent damage. * a permanent fixture (= a person or an object that is always in a particular place) * The gallery hosts various exhibitions and a permanent collection. OPPIMPERMANENT, TEMPORARY permanently adverb: The stroke left his right side permanently damaged. * She had decided to settle permanently in France. * This door is kept permanently locked. noun (old-fashioned, AmE) = PERM