Perspiration Definition

pûrspə-rāshən
noun
The act of perspiring; sweating.
Webster's New World
Salty moisture given off in perspiring; sweat.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Perspiration

Noun

Singular:
perspiration
Plural:
perspirations

Origin of Perspiration

  • From French perspiration, from perspirer (“perspire"), from Latin perspirare (“to blow or breathe constantly"), from per (“through") + spirare (“to breathe, blow")

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Perspiration Sentence Examples

  • Perspiration ran down the back of her neck.

  • Dean could feel perspiration form on the top of his lip.

  • A soft breeze lifted the perspiration from their hair and replaced it with the scent of honeysuckle.

  • Her body was sticky with perspiration and her clothes were caked with dust.

  • Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

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Words Starting With

PPEPER

Words Ending With

NONION

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perspiration

Words Starting With P and Ending With N

Starts With P & Ends With NStarts With PE & Ends With NStarts With P & Ends With ON

Word Length

12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With P12 Letter Words Ending With N