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perspiration

(pɜːʳspɪreɪʃən)
uncountable noun
Perspiration is the liquid which comes out on the surface of your skin when you are hot or frightened.
[formal]
His hands were wet with perspiration.
...night sweats and excessive perspiration.
Synonyms: sweat, moisture, wetness, exudation More Synonyms of perspiration

perspiration in British English

(ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃən)
noun
1. 
the act or process of insensibly eliminating fluid through the pores of the skin, which evaporates immediately
2. 
the sensible elimination of fluid through the pores of the skin, which is visible as droplets on the skin
3. 
the salty fluid secreted through the pores of the skin; sweat

perspiration in American English

(ˌpɜrspəˈreɪʃən)
noun
1. 
the act of perspiring; sweating
2. 
salty moisture given off in perspiring; sweat
Word origin
Fr

Examples of 'perspiration' in a sentence
perspiration

Scott-Hughes was standing up in his dinghy, clutching the lifeline, his face beaded with perspiration, his lips moving.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (1987)
Harrell got into the rear of the car, at once shutting out the heat, his face slippery with perspiration.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (1987)
In unrelenting, agitated pain, he would wake in the night, delirious, frantic, covered in perspiration.
Howker, Janni ISAAC CAMPION (1987)

In other languages
perspiration

British English: perspiration /ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃən/ NOUN
Perspiration is the liquid that appears on your skin when you are hot or frightened.
His hands were wet with perspiration.
  • American English: perspiration
  • Arabic: عِرْقٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: transpiração
  • Chinese: 汗水
  • Croatian: znoj
  • Czech: pot
  • Danish: perspiration
  • Dutch: transpiratie
  • European Spanish: transpiración
  • Finnish: hiki
  • French: transpiration
  • German: Schweiß
  • Greek: εφίδρωση
  • Italian: traspirazione
  • Japanese: 汗
  • Korean: 땀
  • Norwegian: transpirasjon
  • Polish: pot
  • European Portuguese: transpiração
  • Romanian: transpirație
  • Russian: потение
  • Latin American Spanish: transpiración
  • Swedish: svett
  • Thai: เหงื่อ
  • Turkish: terleme
  • Ukrainian: випаровування
  • Vietnamese: mồ hôi

Chinese translation of 'perspiration'

perspiration

(pəːspɪˈreɪʃən)

n (u)

  1. 汗 (hàn)
(noun) 
Definition
the salty fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin
Her hands were wet with perspiration.
Synonyms
sweat
He wiped the sweat off his face and looked around.
moisture
When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant.
wetness
I felt the wetness of my damp clothes against my skin.
exudation
diaphoresis (medicine)
sudor (medicine)
hidrosis (medicine)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of moisture
Definition
water diffused as vapour or condensed on or in objects
When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant.
Synonyms
damp,
water,
liquid,
sweat,
humidity,
dew,
perspiration,
dampness,
wetness,
dankness,
wateriness
in the sense of wetness
I felt the wetness of my damp clothes against my skin.
Synonyms
damp,
water,
wet,
liquid,
moisture,
humidity,
condensation,
dampness,
sogginess,
clamminess

Synonyms of 'perspiration'

perspiration

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