Definitions for: Porousness

[n] the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids

Webster (1913) Definition: Por"ous*ness, n.
1. The quality of being porous.

2. The open parts; the interstices of anything. [R.]

They will forcibly get into the porousness of it.
--Sir K.
Digby.

Synonyms: porosity

Antonyms: solidity, solidness

See Also: body, consistence, consistency, permeability, permeableness, sponginess