porousness

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noun

The quality of being porous.

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porosity
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Meanings

nounporousness (usually uncountable, plural porousnesses)

plural porousnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being porous.

    The perilous porousness between our online and offline worlds is the spark for Nicolas Padamsee’s tinderbox thriller about two teenage boys.

    2024 April 27, Sana Goyal, “England Is Mine by Nicolas Padamsee review – battle lines are drawn”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: porosity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being porous.

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porosity

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids

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porosity
Broader
consistencyconsistencesubstance
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porosity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From porous + -ness.

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APA

porousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porousness

MLA

“porousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porousness.

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