| NOUN | attribute | porousness, porosity | the property of being porous |
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| Meaning | The property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids. | |
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| Synonym | porosity | |
| Narrower | permeability, permeableness | The property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid / liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) |
| sponginess | The porosity of a sponge | |
| Broader | consistency, consistence, substance, body | The property of holding together and retaining its shape |
| Opposite | solidity, solidness | The consistency of a solid |
| Spanish | porosidad | |
| Catalan | porositat | |
| Adjectives | porous | able to absorb fluids |
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