perspirations

Noun

perspiration (usually uncountable, plural perspirations)

1. (usually) The action or process of perspiring.
   • The Cauſe may be Want of Perſpiration : For Much of the Matter of Haire, in the other Parts of the Body, goeth forth by Inſenſible Perſpiration ; And beſides, the Skull being of a more ſolide Subſtance, nouriſheth and aſſimilateth leſſe, and excerneth more.1627, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: or, A Naturall Historie, London: W. Lee, Cent. VII, section 680, page 170

   Synonyms:

   sweating, diaphoresis, hidrosis, sudation, sudoresis

2. (metonymically, usually) Synonym of hard work.
   • Genius is 1 per cent. inspiration and 99 per cent. perspiration.1910, Frank Lewis Dyer, Thomas Commerford Martin, quoting Thomas Edison, Edison: His Life and Inventions, volume II, New York: Harper & Brothers, page 607

   Synonyms:

   hard work

3. (usually) Sweat (fluid).
   • Passing his hand across his forehead he withdrew it, wet with drops of perspiration.1897, Marie Corelli, “Chapter II”, in Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul, New York: Stone & Kimball, page 58