perishable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpɛrɪʃəbəl/ UK /ˈperɪʃəbəl/ See IPA manual

adj noun

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adj
liable to decay or spoil quickly

Perishable goods must be refrigerated during transport.

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Synonyms

1 adj · liable to decay or spoil... decomposablespoilablebiodegradablecorruptible

Opposites

imperishable durablenonperishableeverlasting

Word family

Derived forms perishabilityperishables

Related forms perish perishing

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').

perir Old French perire Latin ire Latin

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# perishable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**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

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