permeable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English permeable, permiable, from Latin permeābilis. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːmiəbəl/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɝmiəbəl/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːmiəbəl/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpøːmiəbəl/ === Adjective === permeable (comparative more permeable, superlative most permeable) Able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids. Synonym: water-permeable Antonyms: impermeable, impervious, nonpermeable (by extension) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise. Synonym: penetrable Antonyms: impermeable, impenetrable, nonpermeable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== porous === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin permeābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [pər.me̞ˈab.blə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [pər.meˈab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [peɾ.meˈa.ble] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [per.meˈab.ble] === Adjective === permeable m or f (masculine and feminine plural permeables) permeable Antonym: impermeable ==== Related terms ==== permeabilitat == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin permeābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peɾmeˈable/ [peɾ.meˈa.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: per‧me‧a‧ble === Adjective === permeable m or f (masculine and feminine plural permeables) permeable Antonym: impermeable ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “permeable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025