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    pervious
    /ˈpəːvɪəs/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a substance) allowing water to pass through; permeable: "pervious rocks"

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  2. 1. : accessible. pervious to reason. 2. : permeable. pervious soil. perviousness noun. Synonyms. passable penetrable permeable porous. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of pervious in a Sentence. the new road has a pervious surface that will cut down on the amount of water that collects on it during heavy rains.

  3. Pervious means able to be penetrated or permeated, or receptive to new ideas or arguments. Learn the word origin, synonyms, and usage of pervious in sentences from various sources.

  4. Pervious means admitting of passage or entrance, or permeable. It can also mean open or accessible to reason, feeling, argument, etc. See how to use pervious in a sentence and compare it with impervious.

  5. Pervious means open to passage or entrance, or permeable. It also means open to arguments, ideas, or change, or approachable. See examples, translations, and related words.

  6. adjective. admitting of passage or entrance. “ pervious soil”. “a metal pervious to heat”. synonyms: permeable. allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through. receptive. open to arguments, ideas, or change.

  7. Pervious means allowing passage through or having a mind open to influence. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see synonyms and translations, and find out the difference between pervious and impervious.

  8. Pervious means allowing passage through or penetration. It comes from Latin pervius, meaning "through way". See synonyms, antonyms, sentences and origin of pervious.