porous
Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass throughFull of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
» White glue can be used on any smooth, porous surface.
Meaning
2 sensesFull of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food.
Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it.
porös
по́ристыйpóristyj
full of pores or vessels or holes
(figuratively)With many gaps or loopholes.
Examples
5 sentencesWhite glue can be used on any smooth, porous surface.
The countries have competing claims to villages and towns along the porous, undefined border.
Her hair is rather porous.
Sponges are porous.
The Colorado silver lodes are porous at the surface and colored more or less red or green.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French poros, from Latin porus (“an opening”). By surface analysis, pore + -ous.From Old French poros, from Latin porus (“an opening”). By surface analysis, pore + -ous.
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Forms
more porous, most porous| Comparative | more porous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most porous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- full of pores or vessels or holes:poriferous
- allowing passage in and out:holey
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form