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Pervious

/ˈpɜː.vɪ.əs/ · adjective

Meaning

Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage.
  2. Capable of being seen through; open to being examined; patent, unconcealed.
  3. Capable of being penetrated mentally; intelligible, understandable.
  4. Of a person, etc.: susceptible to being influenced by arguments, ideas, etc.; impressionable, tractable.
  5. Capable of penetrating or permeating.
  6. Of a body structure (especially the nostril of a bird): having a hole, perforate; also, wide open.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: porous
a pervious soil
If looking up to God, or dovvne to us, / Thou finde that any vvay is pervious, / Tvvixt heav'n and earth, […]
[N]otvvithſtanding the exſuction of the Air, our Receiver may not be deſtitute of all Bodies, ſince any thing placed in it, may be ſeen there; vvhich vvould not be, if it vvere not pervious to thoſe Beams of Light vvhich rebounding from the ſeen Object to our eyes, affect us vvith the ſenſe of it: […]
Every Country is pervious to a vviſe man; for the vvhole vvorld is the Country of a vviſe ſoul.
Not leſs in Number vvere the ſpacious Doors, / Than Leaves on Trees, or Sands upon the Shores; / VVhich ſtill unfolded ſtand, by Night, by Day, / Pervious to VVinds, and open ev'ry vvay.
Svvift on the regal dome deſcending right, / The bolted Valves are pervious to her flight.
The pine apples in triple rovv, / VVere baking hot and all in blovv, / A bee of moſt diſcerning taſte / Perceiv'd the fragrance as he paſs'd, / On eager vving the ſpoiler came, / And ſearch'd for crannies in the frame, / […] / But ſtill in vain, the frame vvas tight / And only pervious to the light.

Synonyms for pervious

penetrablepermeableperviableporousperspicuoustransparentpervadingreceptive

Antonyms for pervious

imperviousimpenetrableimpermeableunperviousimperviable

Related Words

receptiveprecedingpreviousearlierurachuspermeableperforablepermeativepermeantpierceablepenetrableopensemiperviouspermeabilizablepermeablizedporoustransmeablepermeabilizedinfiltratablepermeabelized

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does pervious mean?

Pervious means Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage..

What is a synonym for pervious?

Common synonyms include penetrable, permeable, perviable, porous.

What is the opposite of pervious?

Possible antonyms include impervious, impenetrable, impermeable, unpervious.

How do you use pervious in a sentence?

Near-synonym: porous

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