English

Noun

perishablenesses

1. plural of perishableness
   • 1903, Marcus Dods, Robert Alexander Watson, Frederic William Farrar, "An Exposition of the Bible: A Series of Expositions Covering All the Books ...," p. 108,

     … and perishablenesses of the outer world, hope will not chase a shadow, nor effort toil for very vanity. The psalmist sought to calm his hot heart by the …