perm

noun

Definition of permnext
as in permanent

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Recent Examples of perm 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 According to Ratanaruang, Miike even insisted on a specific hairstyle, the Punch Pama, a tight cropped perm popular amongst underworld elements in the 1970s. — Marcus Lim, Variety, 31 Oct. 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
  • Phoebe wore an ethereal veil in her blonde hair, which was styled in a half-up, half-down hairdo with bouncy curls.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 July 2026
  • There’s this blow dryer for salon-level hairdos, plus waterproof makeup for pool days.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of hairdo
Noun
  • The mom-of-three—who shares daughters Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah with ex-husband Bruce Willis—also played beauty chameleon, swapping out her long straight black hair for a lob haircut on the red carpet.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • The medium-length haircut features long curtain bangs that frame her face.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of haircut
Noun
  • This long bob with an undercut is stunning and dramatic enough to add new life to your hairstyle.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 26 July 2026
  • From a young age, Coogle says her daughter grew up knowing the two families were connected by her and her twin sister — and that’s one thing, unlike a hairstyle, that’s never changed over the years.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 26 July 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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