Pervious vs. Impervious — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pervious and Impervious
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Pervious
(of a substance) allowing water to pass through; permeable
Pervious rocks
Impervious
Not allowing fluid to pass through
An impervious layer of basaltic clay
Pervious
Open to passage or entrance; permeable.
Impervious
Unable to be affected by
He worked, apparently impervious to the heat
Pervious
Open to arguments, ideas, or change; approachable.
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Impervious
Incapable of being penetrated
A material impervious to water.
Pervious
Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable.
A pervious soil
Impervious
Incapable of being affected
Impervious to fear.
Pervious
Accepting of new ideas.
Impervious
Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
The man was completely impervious to the deception we were trying.
Pervious
Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision.
Impervious
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Although patchworked and sagging, the roof proved impervious to the weather.
Pervious
(obsolete) Capable of penetrating or pervading.
Impervious
Immune to damage or effect.
The old car seemed to be impervious to the wear and tear of age.
Pervious
(zoology) open; perforate, as applied to the nostrils of birds
Impervious
Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air.
This gulf impassable, impervious.
The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious.
Pervious
Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil.
[Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every way.
Impervious
Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected;
A material impervious to water
Someone impervious to argument
Pervious
Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision.
God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye.
Pervious
Capable of penetrating or pervading.
Pervious
Open; - used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds.
Pervious
Admitting of passage or entrance;
Pervious soil
A metal pervious to heat
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