perk up or
out raise, lift up, upturn, turn upward; show sudden interest, prick up one's ears, listen attentively, be all ears.
5. dress up, SI. jazz up, liven up, brighten up; spruce up, smarten up, make smart, SI. spiff up; trim, decorate, adorn, add to, fix up.
-adj. 6. perky, jaunty. See - perky (def 1).
perk2, n. Informal, perquisite, emolument, fringe benefit, bonus, extra. See - perquisite, perky, adj. 1. perk, jaunty, pert, lively, full of life, alive, sprightly, Chiefly U.S. Inf. chipper, Inf. in fine fettle; active, energetic, dynamic, spirited, brisk, vigorous, fresh; frisky, playful, frolicsome, sportive, zestful; enthusiastic, enthused, excited, eager, Inf. gung ho; animated, bouncy, vivacious, Inf full of pep, Inf. peppy, full of vim and vigor, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed; aglow, glowing, alight, lit up, bright, enlivened, shining, shiny; sparkling, ebullient, bubbling, bubbly, effervescent; cheery, cheerful, full of cheer, gay, sunny, in good or high spirits; blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, buoyant, optimistic, Inf upbeat, beamish; debonair, free and easy, carefree, easygoing, breezy, airy, happy-go-lucky, untroubled.
2. smart, dapper, spruce, SI. spiffy, trim, Chiefly Brit, trig, neat, Inf. natty, well-groomed, sleek; attractive, becoming, good; fine, smartly dressed, elegant, well-dressed, stylish, chic, fashionable, SI. classy,
permanence, n. 1. perpetuity, everlastingness, immortality, deathlessness, athanasia; imperishability, indestructibility, indissolubility, incorruptibility; lastingness, longevity, long-livedness, endurance, abidingness, constancy; duration, durability, continuance, continuity; persistence, maintenance, sustentation, sustenance, prolongation, perpetuation, preservation. 2. immutability, unchangeableness, changelessness, unalterableness, incommutability, invariability; permanency, stability, stabilization, fixity, fixedness, soundness, substance, solidity; dependability, reliability,
permanent, adj. 1. eternal, Archaic, eterne, infinite, everlasting, Literary, sempiternal; immortal, undying, deathless; imperishable, indestructible, indissoluble, incorruptible, undecaying, unfading; long-lived, longevous, amaranthine, perennial, Bot. (of leaves) in-deciduous, (of trees) evergreen.
2. perpetual, unending, endless, never-ending, ceaseless, unceasing, incessant; unintermitting, uninterrupted, continuous, continual, unbroken; enduring, abiding, lasting, continuing, constant, durable; maintained, sustained, prolonged, protracted, perpetuated, preserved, conserved, surviving.
3. immutable, unchangeable, changeless, unalterable, incommutable, invariable; stable, stationary, firm, fixed, sound, solid, balanced; dependable, reliable, steady, steadfast; established, confirmed, inveterate, strong, deep-rooted, entrenched, ingrained; fastened, attached, rooted, anchored, moored, grounded.
-n. 4. permanent wave, Inf perm; marcel, marcel waves; home permanent, Trademark. Toni,
permanently, adv. once and for all, for good and all, for all time, for ever and ever; forevermore, for ever hereafter, till the end of time, till hell freezes over, till the cows come home, till Niagara Falls; forever, al-