perishable

Adj

Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

Noun

1. That which perishes or is short-lived.
2. (in-plural) Food that does not keep for long.

Opposite of

imperishable, unperishable

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *persishable

Cognate with Old French: perissable

In summary

From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable).

Synonyms

mortal

transitory

fragile

destructible

transient

spoilable

frail

perishing

weak

wearable

easily cracked

ruinable

non-eternal

not permanent

brittle

not durable

corrupt

decadent

earthborn

ephemeral

evanescent

high

rotten

Translations

deperibile

périssable

perecedero

verderblich

perecível

φθαρτός

vergänglich

bederfelijk

perible

efímero

caduco

deteriorabile

vergankelijk

leichtverderblich

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