perishable

CEFRB2

/pˈɛrɪʃəbəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Likely to spoil or decay quickly.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Food that does not keep for long.

Examples

  • Everything is perishable, but the good memories live.

  • Please don't order anything perishable.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. That which perishes or is short-lived.

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

More examples

In context

  • perishable foodstuffs

  • perishable goods

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Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Milk and cheese are blank items that must be kept cold to avoid spoiling.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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