Dictionary

permeable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɝmiəbəl/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈpɜːmiəbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpøːmiəbəl/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈpɜːmiəbəl/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English permeable, permiable, from Latin permeābilis.

Meanings

1. Able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids.
   • Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir.
   • permeable strata
   • One hundred thirty-one small, highly permeable masonry wall specimens built of concrete blocks or of bricks were treated with cement-water paints or with other waterproofings. 1948, Publications of the National Bureau of Standards, page 213:
2. (broadly) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.
   • permeable boundaries
   • permeable borders

Forms

Antonyms

impenetrable · impervious · nonpermeable · impermeable · nonpermeable · impermeable

Deriveds

permalloy · hyperpermeable · permeableness · unpermeable · permeably · semipermeable · permeablise

Relateds

porous · permeability

Synonyms

penetrable · water-permeable

Translations (28)

es permeable (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · ro permeabil (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · el διαπερατός (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · gl permeable (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · cs prostupný (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · bg проницаем (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · pl przemakalny (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · cs propustný (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · cs savý (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · ru дышащий (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · fr perméable (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · bg пропускащ (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · ru проницаемый (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · af deurlaatbaar (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · af deurdringbaar (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · bg промокаем (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · fi läpäisevä (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · cmn 透水的 (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · la permeābilis (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · sv genomsläpplig (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · ca permeable (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · bg пропусклив (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · ru пропускающий (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · nl doordringbaar (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · lt pralaidus (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · cmn 可滲透的 /可渗透的 (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · pt permeável (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) · ga tréscaoilteach (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids)