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unperishable

unperishable adjective: not perishable.

Adjective

unperishable (comparative more unperishable, superlative most unperishable)

  1. Not perishable.
    • This venerable Person is represented looking forward as it were from the Verge of extreme Old Age, into a future State, and rising into a Contemplation on the unperishable Part of his Nature, and its Existence after Death.1891, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3
    • The perishable goods were placed in the large warehouses but the unperishable were covered with tarpaulin and left where unloaded.1912, Charles E Young, Dangers of the Trail in 1865
    Synonyms:
    nonperishable

Noun

unperishable (plural unperishables)

  1. A food or other substance that is not perishable.
    Synonyms:
    nonperishable

Synonyms of unperishable

Forms of unperishable

Adjective
comparativemore unperishable
superlativemost unperishable
Noun
pluralunperishables

Origin of unperishable

From un- + perishable.

Words formed from unperishable

Questions about unperishable

What does unperishable mean?
Unperishable means not perishable.
What part of speech is unperishable?
Unperishable can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near unperishable in the dictionary

  1. unperiodic
  2. unperiodical
  3. unperiodized
  4. unperiphrased
  5. unperiphrastic
  6. unperishable
  7. unperishableness
  8. unperishables
  9. unperishably
  10. unperished
  11. unperishing

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