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Definition of Porous
1. Adjective. Able to absorb fluids. "Compacting the soil to make it less porous"
2. Adjective. Full of pores or vessels or holes.
Exact synonyms: Poriferous
Similar to: Porose
Derivative terms: Pore, Pore, Pore, Porosity
Antonyms: Nonporous
Similar to: Porose
Derivative terms: Pore, Pore, Pore, Porosity
Antonyms: Nonporous
3. Adjective. Allowing passage in and out. "Our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous"
Definition of Porous
1. a. Full of pores; having interstices in the skin or in the substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; permeable by liquids; as, a porous skin; porous wood.
Definition of Porous
1. Adjective. Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through. ¹
2. Adjective. (Of legislation) full of loopholes ¹
3. Adjective. (figuratively) With many gaps. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Porous
1. having minute openings [adj] : POROUSLY [adv]