perspiration
Skin's cooling fluid
Perspiration is sweat—the moisture released through skin pores to cool the body.
The word serves as a more genteel alternative to sweat, preferred in contexts where bodily functions require delicacy: antiperspirant, perspiration stains.
To perspire is to sweat.
The old joke distinguishes: horses sweat, men perspire, ladies glow.
Moisture from skin pores
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
glands · pores · secretion · evaporation · cooling · thermoregulation · dampness · wetness
Structured physical exercise
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- effortApplied energy toward goals
- strainExcessive stretching force
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
toil · cardio · gym · running · athletics · physical · intensity · endurance
Odor-masking body product
- antiperspirantBlocks underarm moisture
- odorPerceived atmospheric emission
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- showeringWashing under water spray
bathing · wiping · towel · body odor · stains · pit stains · grooming · cleanliness
Uneasy and apprehensive
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- clammyMoist and cool
- palmsHands' inner sides
- cold sweatFear-triggered perspiration
tension · fear · apprehension · jitters · stage fright · interview · anticipation · dread
sweat
Moisture from skin pores
beads · glands · pores · secretion · evaporation · cooling · thermoregulation · dampness · wetness · skin
workout
Structured physical exercise
labor · toil · cardio · gym · running · athletics · physical · intensity · endurance · training
deodorant
Odor-masking body product
- antiperspirantBlocks underarm moisture
- odorPerceived atmospheric emission
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
showering · bathing · wiping · towel · body odor · stains · pit stains · grooming · cleanliness · washing
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
cold sweat · tension · fear · apprehension · jitters · stage fright · interview · anticipation · dread · unease
- sweatingsweat, sweating, diaphoresis, night sweats, cold sweats
- body functionsbreathing, digestion, heartbeat, circulation, blinking
- workout effectssweating, sweat, breathlessness, muscle soreness, soreness
- tropical heathumidity, sweat, heatwave, tropics, sun
- body fluidsblood, lymph, saliva, urine, sweat
- body odorsarmpit smell, sweat, foot odor, smelly feet, stink
perspirationshivering
Involuntary bodily trembling
chills · goosebumps · hypothermia · coldness · gooseflesh
perspirationrest
Cessation of activity
coolness · inactivity · repose · stillness · relaxation
spirit, inspire, spiritual, inspiring, inspiration, expire, aspiring, aspire, expired