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Permanental vs Eternal - What's the difference?

permanental | eternal |

Permanental is likely misspelled.


Permanental has no English definition.

As an adjective eternal is

lasting forever; unending.

permanental

Not English

Permanental has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'permanental':

pronominal, premenstrual, pyromaniacal, prenominal, pheromonal, pronuncial, premenarchal

eternal

English

Alternative forms

* (chiefly archaic) * (obsolete) * eternall (obsolete)

Adjective

(-)
  • Lasting forever; unending.
  • * John Locke
    • to know whether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal
  • * Dryden
    • Fires eternal in thy temple shine.
  • * {{quote-news
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  • (philosophy) existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly
  • (dated) Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.
    • some eternal villain

    Synonyms

    * permanent, sempiternal, endless, everlasting * (existing outside time) timeless, atemporal

    Antonyms

    * ephemeral * sempiternal

    Derived terms

    * eternal life * eternal recurrence * eternal return * eternal triangle * hope springs eternal

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -al ----