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Abiding vs Permanent - What's the difference?

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Abiding is a synonym of permanent.


As nouns the difference between abiding and permanent

is that abiding is the action of one abides; the state of an abider while permanent is a chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.

As adjectives the difference between abiding and permanent

is that abiding is continuing]] or [[persist|persisting in the same state; lasting; enduring while permanent is without end, eternal.

As verbs the difference between abiding and permanent

is that abiding is while permanent is (dated) to perm (the hair).

abiding

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The action of one abides; the state of an abider.
  • (obsolete) An abode.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Continuing]] or [[persist, persisting in the same state; lasting; enduring.
    • an abiding''' belief'', ''a deep and '''abiding hatred of birds

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * abiding-place

    References

    permanent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Without end, eternal.
    • Nothing in this world is truly permanent .
  • Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
    • The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.

    Antonyms

    * impermanent, temporary

    Derived terms

    * permanently * permanent marker * permanent wave * permanent way

    Related terms

    * permafrost * permatemp

    Noun

    (wikipedia permanent) (en noun)
  • 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:
    • She had pewter-coloured hair set in a ruthless permanent , a hard beak and large moist eyes with the sympathetic expression of wet stones.
  • (linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an n \times n matrix a_{ij} \,, the sum over all permutations \pi \, of \prod_{i=1}^n{a_{i\pi(i)}}.

    • See also

    * determinant * ephemeral * relaxer * temporary

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated) To perm (the hair).

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