pervious
Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such…Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage.
Meaning
6 sensesOften followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage.
Near-synonym: porous
a pervious soil
admitting of passage or entrance
(figuratively)Capable of being seen through; open to being examined; patent, unconcealed.
(figuratively)Capable of being penetrated mentally; intelligible, understandable.
(figuratively)Of a person, etc.: susceptible to being influenced by arguments, ideas, etc.; impressionable, tractable.
(obsolete)Capable of penetrating or permeating.
(obsolete)Of a body structure (especially the nostril of a bird): having a hole, perforate; also, wide open.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin pervius (“having a passage through; passable, penetrable, traversable”Borrowed from Latin pervius (“having a passage through; passable, penetrable, traversable”) + English -ous (suffix denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)). Pervius is derived from per- (prefix denoting doing something all the way through or entirely) + via (“road, street; method, way; (figurative) course, route”) + -us (suffix forming adjectives)
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Forms
more pervious, most pervious| Comparative | more pervious Lesson |
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| Superlative | most pervious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form