porous

Meaning

1. Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
2. (figuratively) With many gaps or loopholes.

Synonyms

spongy

absorbent

permeable

poriferous

full of holes

perforated

holey

cellular

crumbly

defective

deficient

friable

fungous

honeycomb

honeycombed

imperfect

inadequate

incomplete

lacking

lax

leaky

light

loose

meagre

mellow

open

penetrable

pervious

powdery

puffy

rotten

sabulous

sandy

scanty

spongiform

unblessed

unenlightening

unilluminating

vesicular

wanting

seep out

meshy

multihole

porose

multi-apertured

macro porous

eeny

absorptive

alveolar

bland

Translations

poroso

poroso

poreux

porós

poroso

porös

kunkunî

πορώδης

porig

gözenekli

furado

durchlässig

esponjoso

poreus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɔːɹəs/

Etymology

From Old French poros, from Latin porus (“an opening”). By surface analysis, pore + -ous.