'Perishable' definitions:
Definition of 'perishable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit" [ant: imperishable]
noun
Food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated [syn: perishable, spoilable]
Definition of 'Perishable'
From: GCIDE
- Perishable \Per"ish*a*ble\, a. [F. p['e]rissable.] Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'perishable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- brittle,
- capricious,
- changeable,
- corruptible,
- deciduous,
- dying,
- ephemeral,
- evanescent,
- fading,
- fickle,
- fleeting,
- flitting,
- fly-by-night,
- flying,
- fragile,
- frail,
- fugacious,
- fugitive,
- impermanent,
- impetuous,
- impulsive,
- inconstant,
- insubstantial,
- momentary,
- mortal,
- mutable,
- nondurable,
- nonpermanent,
- passing,
- short-lived,
- subject to death,
- temporal,
- temporary,
- transient,
- transitive,
- transitory,
- undurable,
- unenduring,
- unstable,
- volatile