permeant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpɜrmiənt/ UK /ˈpɜːmiənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
passing or spreading through something; able to permeate

The membrane was freely permeant to small ions.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · passing or spreading... permeating penetratingpervadingpermeativediffusive

Opposites

impermeable impervious

Word family

Related forms permeate permeable permeationpermeability

Etymology

From Latin permeans, present participle of permeare ('to pass through'), from per- ('through') + meare ('to go, pass').

permeare Latin meare Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# permeant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɜrmiənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɜːmiənt/

## Meanings
1. passing or spreading through something; able to permeate

## Examples
- The membrane was freely permeant to small ions.

## Synonyms
- permeating
- penetrating
- pervading
- permeative
- diffusive

## Antonyms
- impermeable
- impervious

## Related Forms
- permeate
- permeable
- permeation
- permeability

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: permeare
- Root: meare

## Etymology
From Latin permeans, present participle of permeare ('to pass through'), from per- ('through') + meare ('to go, pass').

## AI Etymology
Permeant is from Latin permeans, present participle of permeare ('to pass through'), from per- ('through') + meare ('to go, pass'). Important recorded forms include permeare (Latin) and meare (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers passing or spreading through something; able to permeate. The wider family includes related words such as permeate, permeable, permeation, and permeability.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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