pervious

/'pə:vjəs/

Thân thiện

The gardener tests the pervious soil by pouring water onto it.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Allowing passage through; permeable: Describes a material or substance that permits liquids, gases, light, or other things to pass through it. 2. Open to influence, argument, or new ideas: Describes a person or mind that is receptive and not closed off.

Usage and Examples

• Describing a physical material:
  • The pervious concrete sidewalk allows rainwater to seep into the ground below.
  • A good coffee filter is pervious to water but not to the coffee grounds.
• Describing a receptive mind or attitude:
  • She has a pervious mind and is always willing to consider new evidence.
  • The manager was pervious to the team's suggestions for improvement.

Advanced Usage

• "Pervious to [something]": This is the standard construction to specify what can pass through or what someone is receptive to.
  • The membrane is pervious to oxygen molecules.
  • He proved to be pervious to their persuasive arguments.

Variants and Related Words

• Perviousness (noun): The quality or state of being pervious.
  • The perviousness of the soil helps prevent flooding.
• Impervious (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning not allowing passage through or not receptive.
  • The coat is made from an impervious fabric that repels water.

Synonyms

• Permeable: Allowing liquids or gases to pass through.
• Porous: Full of tiny holes that allow passage.
• Receptive: Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas.
• Penetrable: Capable of being entered or passed through.

Antonyms

• Impervious
• Impermeable
• Impenetrable
• Closed (regarding attitudes)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. admitting of passage or entrance
   • pervious soil
   • a metal pervious to heat