How do you pronounce permeable?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɝmiəbəl/.

Where does permeable come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

permeable

/ˈpɝmiəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: per-me-able
IPA: /ˈpɝmiəbəl/

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Meaning

adj

Able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids.

adj

Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.

Example Sentences

"permeable strata"
"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."
"permeable borders"
"permeable boundaries"

Etymology

From Middle English permeable, permiable, from Latin permeābilis.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *mey- (change), permeable, permeābilis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɝmiəbəl/
British English: /ˈpɜːmiəbəl/

Inflected Forms

more permeable (comparative) most permeable (superlative)

Derived Forms

hyperpermeable permalloy permeableness permeablise permeably semipermeable unpermeable

Frequently Paired Words

permeability porous

Synonyms

water-permeable penetrable

Antonyms

impermeable impervious nonpermeable impenetrable