pervious

== English == === Etymology === 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) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜː.vɪ.əs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɜɹ.vi.əs/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)viəs Hyphenation: per‧vi‧ous === Adjective === pervious (comparative more pervious, superlative most pervious) Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage. Synonyms: penetrable, permeable, perviable (obsolete, rare) Antonyms: impervious, impenetrable, impermeable, unpervious Near-synonym: porous (figurative) Capable of being seen through; open to being examined; patent, unconcealed. Synonyms: perspicuous, transparent Antonyms: impervious, unpervious Capable of being penetrated mentally; intelligible, understandable. Synonyms: perspicuous, transparent Antonyms: impervious, unpervious Of a person, etc.: susceptible to being influenced by arguments, ideas, etc.; impressionable, tractable. (obsolete) Capable of penetrating or permeating. Synonym: pervading (botany, zoology) Of a body structure (especially the nostril of a bird): having a hole, perforate; also, wide open. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== perviable (obsolete, rare) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === permeability (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === previous, viperous