Porousness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being porous. uncountable, usually

    "The perilous porousness between our online and offline worlds is the spark for Nicolas Padamsee’s tinderbox thriller about two teenage boys."

  2. 2
    the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids wordnet

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"The perilous porousness between our online and offline worlds is the spark for Nicolas Padamsee’s tinderbox thriller about two teenage boys."

Etymology

From porous + -ness.

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