perm

noun

Definition of permnext
as in permanent

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Recent Examples of perm For those wanting even more body, Destin says a modern perm can help add long-lasting texture to fine hair. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026 Wigs, extensions, perm, or none of the above, the demand for answers surrounding A’zion’s hair reflects the rising trend of transparency in celebrity beauty. — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2026 At one salon, above a row of glass-bowl hairdryers, there’s a poster showing a perm machine from the nineteen-twenties that looks like something out of Frankenstein’s lab. — Helen Sullivan, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026 As somebody who's always wanted curly hair, getting a Korean digital perm was an easy decision. — Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perm
  1. permanent
  2. hairdo
  3. haircut
  4. hairstyle
  5. coiffure
  6. conk
Noun
  • While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.
    — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
  • If hotness is an effort to make the ephemeral permanent, then illness is a constant reminder of how nothing is forever.
    — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 26 June 2021
Definition of permanent
Noun
  • The way to achieve the hairdo is by focusing the volume at the crown of the head.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And that includes taking his signature hairdo and slapping it on an airline.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of hairdo
Noun
  • Is liking the picture of your recently single friend’s bold new haircut on Instagram necessary?
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • That’s obviously not fair to the workers, or to the consumers who cannot hand off their haircuts to AI agents.
    — Nathan Bruschi, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of haircut
Noun
  • The man seen in the security videos resembled Ballard, including having a similar hairstyle and tattoos, police said, according to NHK.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • No hairstyle made bigger waves this summer than Mika Abdalla’s Allie-Cat cut in Amazon’s breakout series Off Campus.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of hairstyle
Noun
  • His attention to coiffure, Anthony Bailey points out, was exceptional.
    — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • This need not be a burly bully who sizes up wardrobes and coiffures to decide who would best decorate your party.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Definition of coiffure
Noun
  • Fungal problems are common and some produce the mushroom growths called conks along limbs.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • The conk, the afro… and the jheri curl.
    — Sonari Glinton, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of conk

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