permeable C2 Topic:Verbs of Movement US /ˈpɝmiəbəl/ UK /ˈpɜːmiəbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #88718 Meanings 1 adj allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through Permeable membranes. Thesaurus Synonyms breathable ↔ Opposites impenetrableimpermeable Word family Derived forms hyperpermeablepermalloypermeablenesspermeablisepermeablysemipermeableunpermeable Related forms permeabilityporouspermeateimpermeablepermeant Etymology From Middle English permeable, permiable, from Latin permeābilis. *mey- (change) Proto-Indo-European permeable Middle English permeābilis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # permeable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɝmiəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɜːmiəbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 88718 ## Meanings 1. allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through ## Examples - Permeable membranes. ## Synonyms - breathable ## Antonyms - impenetrable - impermeable ## Derived Forms - hyperpermeable - permalloy - permeableness - permeablise - permeably - semipermeable - unpermeable ## Related Forms - permeability - porous - permeate - impermeable - permeant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *mey- (change) - Root: permeable - Root: permeābilis ## Etymology From Middle English permeable, permiable, from Latin permeābilis. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown