porous meaning and definition

POROUS adjective

Definition of porous (adjective)

1. able to absorb fluids
   • "the partly porous walls of our digestive system"; "compacting the soil to make it less porous"
2. full of pores or vessels or holes
   • synonyms: poriferous
   • antonym: nonporous
3. allowing passage in and out
   • "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous"
   • synonyms: holey