Porousness

po·rous  (pôrs, pr-)

adj.

1. Full of or having pores.

2. Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices.

3. Easily crossed or penetrated.

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[Middle English, from Old French poreux, poros, from Medieval Latin porsus, from Latin porus, passage; see pore².]

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porous·ly adv.

porous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

porousness - the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids porosity consistency, eubstance, consistence, body - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" sponginess - the porosity of a sponge permeability, permeableness - the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)