Porous (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Full of pores or vessels or holes.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Poriferous

Antonyms

• Nonporous

Related Words

• Porosity (noun)
• Pore (noun)

Meaning ²

Allowing passage in and out; "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Holey

Related Words

• Pore (noun)

Meaning ³

Able to absorb fluids; "the partly porous walls of our digestive system"; "compacting the soil to make it less porous".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Related Words

• Porosity (noun)
• Porousness (noun)