semipermanent
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˌsɛmiˈpɜrmənənt/
:
semipermanente
- Her parents had long since swapped their house for an RV and retired to a semipermanent campground outside Phoenix; her three older brothers had drifted downstate to Albany for work in construction; but Stacy came back to where she'd grown up.
- semipermanent injectable
- semipermanent filler
Examples
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Artecoll is the only semipermanent product that has withstood the test of time, as other competitive semipermanent products have caused significant local complications and have been removed from the market.
Academic text (2012) -
Located just off the main road in a five-acre field, it consists of some semipermanent wooden stands that are open daily.
Academic text (1998) -
But those installations were, in contrast to the competition's, planned and semipermanent, and probably more limited in access.
Academic text (1996) -
Its use and applications as a semipermanent injectable agent certainly warrant further investigation.
Academic text (2012) -
With a semipermanent circle of leaders, Ken Roth has been executive director since 1993.
Academic text (2013) -
The emergence of that semipermanent indigenous village around the Mormon settlement created a greater sense of territorial ownership and established a core home base.
Academic text (2000) -
There have been a number of long-lasting or semipermanent injectable fillers on the market over the years in Canada.
Academic text (2012) -
Overall, our experience indicates that Artecoll, a semipermanent injectable filling agent, appears to have high patient satisfaction.
Academic text (2012) -
Already, the once transitory identity of job seeker has become semipermanent for many (119).
Academic text (1999) -
The new installation feature provides a semipermanent solution for those who need temporary yet durable aesthetics.
Synonyms
557
3.0
Lasting for a short time and not permanent
502
3.0
Lasting for a long time
27
3.7
To stay the same or work well for a long time
6
3.9
That lasts for a long time
6
4.2
Happening over a long time, not just now
2
6.5
Lasting only for a short time
Lasting only for a short time
Antonyms
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Semipermanent combines semi- meaning 'half' or 'partly' and permanent meaning 'lasting', so it describes something that lasts for a long time but is not forever. For example, semipermanent hair color stays for weeks and then fades.