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