PERMANENT

[adjective] [not gradable] - lasting for a long time or foreverShe is looking for a permanent place to stay.Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job?The disease can cause permanent damage to the brain.Every year in Britain, 30 000 people suffer permanent disabilities as a result of strokes.A semi-permanent hair dye will wash out after about three months.His work is on permanent display in the gallery.He entered the United States in 1988 as a permanent resident because of his marriage to a U.S. citizen.She is an Indian citizen with British permanent-resident status.Permanent can also be used to mean that something exists or happens all the time.Mont Blanc has a permanent snow cap.Our office is in a permanent state of chaos.Permanent is also (US) for perm.(UK) A permanent secretary is a government official who belongs to the Civil Service (= the official departments responsible for putting government plans into action) rather than an elected government.He was the permanent secretary at the Department of Health.Permanent wave is (formal) for perm.