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pervious

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɜːvɪəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pûr′vē əs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•vi•ous  (pûr′vē əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. admitting of passage or entrance;
    permeable:pervious soil.
  2. open or accessible to reason, feeling, argument, etc.
  • Latin pervius passable, equivalent. to per- per- + vi(a) way, road + -us adjective, adjectival suffix; see -ous
  • 1605–15
per′vi•ous•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pervious /ˈpɜːvɪəs/ adj
  1. able to be penetrated; permeable
  2. receptive to new ideas; open-minded
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pervius, from per- (through) + via a wayˈperviously adv ˈperviousness n
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