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Pervious vs Pervasive - What's the difference?

pervious | pervasive |

As adjectives the difference between pervious and pervasive

is that pervious is admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable while pervasive is manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

pervious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable.
  • a pervious soil
  • * Alexander Pope
  • [Doors] pervious to winds, and open every way.
  • Accepting of new ideas.
  • Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision.
  • * (Jeremy Taylor)
  • God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye.
  • (obsolete) Capable of penetrating or pervading.
  • (Prior)
  • (zoology) open; perforate, as applied to the nostrils of birds
  • Antonyms

    * impervious

    See also

    * permeable * porous

    Anagrams

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    pervasive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
  • The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.

    Synonyms

    * (manifested throughout) penetrating, permeating, pervading