Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perviousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-vi-ous-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being pervious.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"some Philosophers suppose in the pores of Glass, as 'tis a transparent body, or rather in their ranks or rows, may facilitate the Perviousness we above observ'd in Glass"

Etymology

From pervious + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pervious

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

penetrability

Antonyms

imperviousness

Questions

What does perviousness mean?: The quality or state of being pervious.
Where does perviousness come from?: From pervious + -ness.

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