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English

Etymology

Latin pervius.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??.vi.?s/
• Rhymes: -??(r)vi?s

Adjective

pervious (comparative more pervious, superlative most pervious)

1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable.
2. Accepting of new ideas.
3. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision.
   • 1660, Jeremy Taylor, The Worthy Communicant; or a Discourse of the Nature, Effects, and Blessings consequent to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper

     God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye.

4. (obsolete) Capable of penetrating or pervading.

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5. (zoology) open; perforate, as applied to the nostrils of birds

Antonyms

• impervious

Translations

See also

• permeable
• porous

Anagrams

• previous, viperous

English

Etymology

From Latin perv?sus, from perv?d? (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + v?d? (“go, walk”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??ve?.s?v/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p??ve?.s?v/

Adjective

pervasive (comparative more pervasive, superlative most pervasive)

1. 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

Related terms

Translations

German

Adjective

pervasive

1. inflection of pervasiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

pervasive

1. feminine plural of pervasivo