"perishable" meaning in English

See perishable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more perishable [comparative], most perishable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*persishable}} Middle English *persishable, {{af|en|perish|-able}} perish + -able, {{cog|fro|perissable}} Old French perissable Head templates: {{en-adj}} perishable (comparative more perishable, superlative most perishable)
  1. Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay. Synonyms: ephemeral, shortlived Derived forms: nonperishable, perishability, perishableness, perishably Translations (liable to perish): нетраен (netraen) (Bulgarian), perible (Catalan), beperkt houdbaar (Dutch), bederfelijk (Dutch), pilaantuva (Finnish), périssable (French), verderblich (German), leichtverderblich [especially] [food, lifestyle] (German), vergänglich (German), kurzlebig (German), begrenzt haltbar (German), 𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (riureis) (Gothic), romlandó (Hungarian), deperibile (Italian), нетраен (netraen) (Macedonian), расиплив (rasipliv) (Macedonian), çherraghtagh (Manx), नाशिवंत (nāśivanta) (Marathi), lettbedervelig (Norwegian), nietrwały (Polish), perecível (Portuguese), бре́нный (brénnyj) (Russian), тле́нный (tlénnyj) (Russian), сме́ртный (smértnyj) (english: mortal) (Russian), преходя́щий (prexodjáščij) (english: transient) (Russian), perecedero (Spanish), caduco (Spanish), efímero (Spanish), perecible (Spanish), darfodus (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-perishable-en-adj-wDIuoFof

Noun

Forms: perishables [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*persishable}} Middle English *persishable, {{af|en|perish|-able}} perish + -able, {{cog|fro|perissable}} Old French perissable Head templates: {{en-noun}} perishable (plural perishables)
  1. That which perishes or is short-lived. Translations (that which perishes): Vergängliches [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-perishable-en-noun-QN64skdB Disambiguation of 'that which perishes': 72 28
  2. (in the plural) Food that does not keep for long. Tags: in-plural Translations (food that does not keep): bederfelijke eetwaren [plural] (Dutch), bederfelijke levensmiddelen [plural] (Dutch), tuoretuote (Finnish), denrées périssables [feminine, plural] (French), Verderbliches [neuter] (German), Leichtverderbliches [neuter] (German), расиплива храна (rasipliva hrana) [feminine] (Macedonian), скоропортящиеся продукты (skoropórtjaščijesja prodúkty) [masculine, plural] (Russian)
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Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
          "decay",
          "decay"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ephemeral"
        },
        {
          "word": "shortlived"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "netraen",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "нетраен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "perible"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "beperkt houdbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "bederfelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "pilaantuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "périssable"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "verderblich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "tags": [
        "especially"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "leichtverderblich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "vergänglich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "kurzlebig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "begrenzt haltbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "riureis",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "romlandó"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "deperibile"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "netraen",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "нетраен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "rasipliv",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "расиплив"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "çherraghtagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "nāśivanta",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "नाशिवंत"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "lettbedervelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "nietrwały"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "perecível"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brénnyj",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "бре́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tlénnyj",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "тле́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "mortal",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smértnyj",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "сме́ртный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "transient",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prexodjáščij",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "преходя́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "perecedero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "caduco"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "efímero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "perecible"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "darfodus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perishable"
}

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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable).",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "That which perishes or is short-lived."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perish",
          "perish"
        ],
        [
          "short-lived",
          "short-lived"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Food that does not keep for long."
      ],
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        ]
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        "(in the plural) Food that does not keep for long."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "that which perishes",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Vergängliches"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bederfelijke eetwaren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bederfelijke levensmiddelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "word": "tuoretuote"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "denrées périssables"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Verderbliches"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Leichtverderbliches"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "rasipliva hrana",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "расиплива храна"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skoropórtjaščijesja prodúkty",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "скоропортящиеся продукты"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perishable"
}

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