Permanent vs Longevity - What's the difference?
permanent | longevity |
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 .
The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
As nouns the difference between permanent and longevity
is that permanent is a chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm while longevity is the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.As an adjective permanent
is without end, eternal.As a verb permanent
is (dated) to perm (the hair).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.
See also
* determinant * ephemeral * relaxer * temporaryExternal links
* * * ----longevity
English
Noun
(longevities)- Grandfather had incredible longevity — he lived to be 105 years old!