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perviousness

perviousness noun: the quality or state of being pervious.

Noun

perviousness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being pervious.
    • some Philosophers suppose in the pores of Glass, as 'tis a transparent body, or rather in their ranks or rows, may facilitate the Perviousness we above observ'd in Glass1673, Robert Boyle, “(please specify the title)”, in Essays of the Strange Subtilty, Great Efficacy, Determinate Nature of Effluviums. […], London: […] W[illiam] G[odbid] for M[oses] Pitt, […], →OCLC
    Antonyms:
    imperviousness

Antonyms of perviousness

Origin of perviousness

From pervious + -ness.

Questions about perviousness

What does perviousness mean?
Perviousness means the quality or state of being pervious.
What part of speech is perviousness?
Perviousness is a noun.

Words near perviousness in the dictionary

  1. perviness
  2. perving
  3. pervious
  4. perviousity
  5. perviously
  6. perviousness
  7. pervis
  8. pervises
  9. pervo
  10. Pervomaisk
  11. Pervomaiske

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