porousness
NounSynonyms:
porosity
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluidsSynonyms: porosityType of consistency, consistenceKinds sponginess, permeability
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Por′ous·ness noun
1. The quality of being porous.
2. The open parts; the interstices of anything. rare
They will forcibly get into the porousness of it.— Sir Kenelm Digby
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54