# porosity

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

(uncountable) The state of being porous; in English learning, "porosity" is usually treated as a noun that needs its surrounding topic for exact meaning.

## Examples

- A porosity can be important in texts about precise reading and writing.
- In the article, "porosity" meant (uncountable) The state of being porous; in English learning, "porosity" is usually treated as a noun that needs its surrounding topic for exact meaning.
- The teacher asked students to explain "porosity" from the sentence instead of guessing from the word alone.

## Synonyms

- porousness — Close or related wording for "porosity".

## Antonyms

- solidity — Opposite or contrasting wording near "porosity".
- solidness — Opposite or contrasting wording near "porosity".

## Common patterns

- a porosity — refers to one example or case of porosity — The text introduced a porosity before giving an example.
- the porosity of something — connects porosity to a specific topic or object — The paragraph explained the porosity of the topic in simple language.
- porosity in context — uses nearby words to choose the right sense — The learner checked porosity in context before writing it down.

## Collocations

- porosity example — The page gave a porosity example for learners.
- porosity term — The teacher marked porosity as a useful term in precise reading and writing.
- porosity context — The porosity context made the sentence easier to understand.

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