PERVIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)

Synonyms:

penetrability; perviousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("perviousness" is a kind of...):

quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

Antonym:

imperviousness (the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.))

Derivation:

pervious (admitting of passage or entrance)