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Pervious vs. Impervious — What's the Difference?

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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