perishable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpɛrɪʃəbəl/ UK /ˈperɪʃəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj liable to decay or spoil quickly Perishable goods must be refrigerated during transport. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · liable to decay or spoil... decomposablespoilablebiodegradablecorruptible ↔ Opposites imperishabledurablenonperishableeverlasting Word family Derived forms perishabilityperishables Related forms perishperishing Etymology AI details From perish + -able. Perish derives from Old French perir, periss-, from Latin perire ('to pass away, be destroyed'), from per- ('away') + ire ('to go'). perir Old French perire Latin ire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # perishable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛrɪʃəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈperɪʃəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. liable to decay or spoil quickly ## Examples - Perishable goods must be refrigerated during transport. ## Synonyms - decomposable - spoilable - biodegradable - corruptible ## Antonyms - imperishable - durable - nonperishable - everlasting ## Derived Forms - perishability - perishables ## Related Forms - perish - perishing ## Roots and Affixes - Root: perir - Root: perire - Root: ire ## Etymology From perish + -able. Perish derives from Old French perir, periss-, from Latin perire ('to pass away, be destroyed'), from per- ('away') + ire ('to go'). ## AI Etymology Perishable is from perish + -able. Perish derives from Old French perir, periss-, from Latin perire ('to pass away, be destroyed'), from per- ('away') + ire ('to go'). Important recorded forms include perir (Old French), perire (Latin), and ire (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers liable to decay or spoil quickly. The wider family includes derived forms such as perishability and perishables and related words such as perish and perishing. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown