Lasting or intended to last indefinitely; fixed or enduring in character, condition, state, position, occupation, use, or the like; remaining or intended to remain unchanged or unremoved; not temporary or subject to change; abiding: as, a permanent building; permanent colors; permanent employment; permanent possession.In zoology, always present in a species or group.n. In the plural, a general name for light cotton cloth, sometimes glazed and generally dyed in bright colors.