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Breakable vs Perishable - What's the difference?

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Breakable is a related term of perishable.


As adjectives the difference between breakable and perishable

is that breakable is able to be broken while perishable is liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

As nouns the difference between breakable and perishable

is that breakable is something that is (easily) breakable while perishable is that which perishes or is short-lived.

breakable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be broken
  • Fragile

    • Synonyms

    * destructible * See

    Antonyms

    * unbreakable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is (easily) breakable.
    • We had to wrap all the breakables before the movers arrived.
  • (usually, in the plural, musical instruments) A set of customized hardware that is part of a drum kit. Breakables typically consist of: the drummer's cymbals including high-hats, the snare drum, the kick pedal and the drummer's stool.

    • Usage notes

    * May be more common as breakables , the group of things that are easily broken.

    perishable

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which perishes or is short-lived.
  • (in the plural) food that does not keep for long.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

    • Synonyms

    * ephemeral * shortlived

    Antonyms

    * imperishable * unperishable

    Derived terms

    * perishability * perishableness * perishably