porous

adj.

1. Full of or having pores.
2. Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices.
3. Easily crossed or penetrated.

[Middle English, from Old French poreux, poros, from Medieval Latin porōsus, from Latin porus, passage. See pore².]

porously po'rous·ly adv.
porousness po'rous·ness n.

adj

Definition: having holes; absorbent
Antonyms: impermeable

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Penetrated by pores and open spaces.

IN BRIEF: Highly absorbent. Also: Having many openings.

You can have such an open mind that it is too porous to hold a conviction. — George Crane

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - porøs

Nederlands (Dutch)
poreus, vol gaten, vloeistof absorberend

Français (French)
adj. - poreux, (fig) frontière-passoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - porös, porenreich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πορώδης

Italiano (Italian)
poroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - poroso

Русский (Russian)
пористый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - poroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - porös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
多孔的, 多孔性的, 有气孔的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多孔的, 多孔性的, 有氣孔的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 작은 구멍이 많은, 삼투성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 穴の多い, 多孔性の, 空気を通す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مسام, ذو مسام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נקבובי, מחולחל‬

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