pervious Meaning & Definition
What Does Pervious Mean?
As an adjective, pervious means Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage. It can also mean Capable of being seen through; open to being examined; patent, unconcealed.
Pervious in Brief
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɜː.vɪ.əs/ |
| Syllables | 3 |
| Synonyms | receptive |
| Antonyms | impervious and imperviable |
| Comparative / superlative | more pervious, most pervious |
Pervious Definition (Adjective)
- Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage.
a pervious soil
- Capable of being seen through; open to being examined; patent, unconcealed.
- Capable of being penetrated mentally; intelligible, understandable.
- Of a person, etc.: susceptible to being influenced by arguments, ideas, etc.; impressionable, tractable.
- Capable of penetrating or permeating.
- Of a body structure (especially the nostril of a bird): having a hole, perforate; also, wide open.
Adjective
- Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable.
a pervious soil
- Accepting of new ideas.
- Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision.
- Capable of penetrating or pervading.
- Open; perforate, as applied to the nostrils of birds
Synonyms of Pervious
Pervious synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Pervious
Pervious in a Sentence
a pervious soil
Word Forms & Grammar
pervious (comparative more pervious, superlative most pervious)
Words That Rhyme With Pervious
Origin of Pervious
Borrowed from Latin pervius (“having a passage through; passable, penetrable, traversable”) + English -ous (suffix denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)). Pervius is derived from per- (prefix denoting doing something all the way through or entirely) + via (“road, street; method, way; (figurative) course, route”) + -us (suffix forming adjectives)[1][2]
Pervious Pronunciation
The standard pronunciation of pervious is /ˈpɜː.vɪ.əs/, spoken in 3 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (pɜː).
Pervious: Your Questions Answered
What part of speech is pervious?
Pervious is an adjective.
What is another word for pervious?
Close synonyms of pervious are receptive. See the full list of pervious synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of pervious?
Antonyms of pervious include impervious and imperviable.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of pervious?
The comparative form is more pervious and the superlative form is most pervious.