permeable
allowing liquid or gas to pass through
Roots
- -able / -ible: able to be, fit to be, or worthy of
- meare: go, pass, or flow through
- per-: through, thoroughly, or completely
Other words with the meare root
- impermeable: not allowing passage through
- permeate: to pass or spread through
Permeable means pass-through-able: water, air, or influence can move through it.
The jacket was too permeable to keep out the rain.