English adjective: porous | |||
1. | porous able to absorb fluids | ||
Samples | The partly porous walls of our digestive system. Compacting the soil to make it less porous. | ||
Similar | permeable | ||
Antonyms | impermeable | ||
2. | porous full of pores or vessels or holes | ||
Synonyms | poriferous | ||
Similar | porose | ||
Antonyms | nonporous | ||
3. | porous allowing passage in and out | ||
Samples | Our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous. | ||
Synonyms | holey | ||
Similar | leaky | ||
Antonyms | tight | ||