nonperishable
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of food, not perishable; not liable to spoil.
noun
That which does not perish, especially a foodstuff.
Example Sentences
- "Even among the skeptical and conservative, we're told, many withdrew a wad of extra cash and laid in some daysworth of nonperishable food and jugged water, as their government's Y2K advisors recommended."
- "If you are stocking up on groceries in case of being asked to self-quarantine, take the opportunity to talk to your kids about the challenges faced by people in need and consider donating nonperishables to a local food bank."
Etymology
From non- + perishable.