Immanent vs Permanent - What's the difference?
immanent | permanent |
Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; inherent; integral; intrinsic; indwelling.
Restricted entirely to the mind or a given domain; internal; subjective.
(philosophy, metaphysics, theology, of a deity) existing within and throughout the mind and the world; dwelling within and throughout all things, all time, etc. Compare (transcendent).
(philosophy, of a mental act) Taking place entirely within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside of it. Compare (emanant), (transeunt).
Being within the limits of experience or knowledge.
Without end, eternal.
Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
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:
(linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an matrix , the sum over all permutations of .
As adjectives the difference between immanent and permanent
is that immanent is naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; inherent; integral; intrinsic; indwelling while permanent is without end, eternal.As a noun permanent is
a chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.As a verb permanent is
(dated) to perm (the hair).immanent
English
Adjective
(en adjective) (wikipedia immanent)Usage notes
* Not to be confused with .permanent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Nothing in this world is truly permanent .
- The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.
Antonyms
* impermanent, temporaryDerived terms
* permanently * permanent marker * permanent wave * permanent wayNoun
(wikipedia permanent) (en noun)- She had pewter-coloured hair set in a ruthless permanent , a hard beak and large moist eyes with the sympathetic expression of wet stones.