permeable
/ˈpɜːmiəbəl/US/ˈpɝmiəbəl/
permeable adjective: able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids.
Adjective
permeable (comparative more permeable, superlative most permeable)
- Able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids.
- permeable strata
- Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir.
- Synonyms:
- water-permeable
- Antonyms:
- impermeable, impervious, nonpermeable
- Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.
- permeable borders
- permeable boundaries
- Synonyms:
- penetrable
- Antonyms:
- impermeable, impenetrable, nonpermeable
permeable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
permeable in Hindi
- permeable, pervious
- पारगम्य pārgamya
permeable in Tamil
- ஊடு செல்லும் தன்மை, புரை, புகவிடும், ஊடுருவத்தக்க, உட்புகவிடுகின்ற
permeable in Malayalam
- pervious, porous, penetrable
- പരക്കുന്ന, വിസാരി, വിസൃമര, പ്രസ്ഥ, വ്യാപ്യമായ, പ്രവേശ്യമായ
permeable in Kannada
- ಪ್ರವೇಶಸಾಧ್ಯ, ವ್ಯಾಪ್ಯ, ಅಂತಃಪ್ರವೇಶ್ಯ, ಒಳಹೋಗಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿರುವ
Examples of permeable in a sentence
- Lynchian worlds are enchanted (and haunted) worlds, permeable and multi-layered, filled with the unknown and the spiritual.
- Libido is “tertiated” and the shell fissured, becoming permeable to affects, the other, and reality.
- The fluid received in the bladder is permeable out of the bladder via the infiltratable surface.
Synonyms of permeable
Antonyms
Forms of permeable
| comparative | more permeable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most permeable |
Origin of permeable
From Middle English permeable, permiable, from Latin permeābilis.
Words formed from permeable
Questions about permeable
- What does permeable mean?
- Permeable means able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids.
- What is permeable in Hindi?
- Permeable in Hindi is पारगम्य (pārgamya). See Permeable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is permeable?
- Permeable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce permeable?
- Permeable is pronounced /ˈpɜːmiəbəl/ (UK).
Words near permeable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: permeable (page history and authors); पारगम्य (Hindi) (page history and authors); permeable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); permeable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); permeable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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