Meanings
comparative more permeable · superlative most permeable
- Able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids.
permeable strata
2 more examples
Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir.
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 213Synonyms: water-permeable · Antonyms: impermeable, impervious, nonpermeable
- broadlyAllowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.
permeable borders
1 more example
permeable boundaries
Synonyms: penetrable · Antonyms: impermeable, impenetrable, nonpermeable
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAble to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids.
adjectiveAllowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveallowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinpermeābilis
- Middle Englishpermeable
- Englishpermeable
From Middle English permeable, permiable, from Latin permeābilis.
More words from Middle English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans deurdringbaar, deurlaatbaar
- deurdringbaarthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
- deurlaatbaarthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Bulgarian пропускащ, пропусклив
- пропускащ (propuskašt)that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
- пропусклив (propuskliv)that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
- проницаем (pronicaem)that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
- промокаем (promokaem)that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Catalan permeable
- permeablethat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Chinese Mandarin 可滲透的 /可渗透的, 透水的
- 可滲透的 /可渗透的 (kě shèntòu de)that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
- 透水的 (tòushuǐ de)that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Czech propustný, prostupný
- propustnýthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
- prostupnýthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
- savýthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Dutch doordringbaar
- doordringbaarthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Finnish läpäisevä
- läpäiseväthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
French perméable
- perméablethat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Greek διαπερατός
- διαπερατός (diaperatós)that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Irish tréscaoilteach
- tréscaoilteachthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Latin permeābilis
- permeābilisthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Lithuanian pralaidus
- pralaidusthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Polish przemakalny
- przemakalnythat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Portuguese permeável
- permeávelthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Romanian permeabil
- permeabilthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Russian дышащий, проницаемый
- дышащий (dyšaščij)that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
- проницаемый (pronicajemyj)that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
- пропускающий (propuskajuščij)that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Spanish permeable
- permeablethat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Swedish genomsläpplig
- genomsläppligthat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
Cite this entry
permeable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permeable
“permeable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permeable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permeable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permeable.
Source: permeable on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.