porousness

Noun
Synonyms: porosity

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  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

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