perviousness
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per·vi·ous
(pûr′vē-əs)adj.
1. Open to passage or entrance; permeable.
2. Open to arguments, ideas, or change; approachable.
per′vi·ous·ly adv.
per′vi·ous·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | perviousness - the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare impenetrability, imperviousness - the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) |
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