permeable

adjabsorbent, penetrable

Synonyms for permeable

adj absorbent, penetrable

Antonyms for permeable

inpenetrable
unpermeable

Word Origin & History

early 15c., from Late Latin permeabilis "that can be passed through, passable," from Latin permeare "to pass through, go over," from per- "through" (see per) + meare "to pass," from PIE root *mei- "to change" (see mutable). Related: Permeably.

Example Sentences for permeable

The substance of the wall seemed as permeable and yielding as light.

The mass was drained, and permeable to a fresh supply of water.

The chain of green bogs is a consequence of the stratum of permeable sand.

The membrane is, however, permeable to the constituents of sea water or to sugar.

Rock is permeable by water to a greater extent than is generally supposed.

These might all have been covered by the single word “permeable.”

He found that most of these membranes were permeable to the membranogenous solution.

The most permeable of the normal tissues are cartilage or gristle, and fat.

Such shouldst thou still become, thyself all permeable to a holier power!

It can be shown that glass is permeable to ether, and is therefore not an absolute non-conductor.

permeable

Synonyms for permeable

Antonyms for permeable

absorptive

assimilative

bibulous

gritty

pervious

permeable

Synonyms for permeable

Antonyms for permeable

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