permeative
- adjective
- /ˈpɜrmiˌeɪtɪv/
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permeativo
- The permeative nature of the smell filled the entire room.
Examples
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Water has a permeative quality that allows it to seep through soil.
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A permeative sense of hope filled the community after the renovation.
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Armed with permeative irony, he was quick to expose pretentious behavior.
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The artist used a permeative light to create a dreamlike atmosphere in the painting.
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The permeative nature of the smell filled the entire room.
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Water has a permeative quality that allows it to seep through soil.
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A permeative sense of hope filled the community after the renovation.
Synonyms
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7.1
Spreads through a place or group and affects many people
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7.7
Spreads slowly through a material, like ink in water
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7.9
To cause tiny pieces, light or sound to spread out
Spreading through every part of something, like a smell or feeling
Spreads through a place or thing and fills every part
Likely to spread widely, for example news or disease
Able to pass through a material, like a gas or liquid
Spreading a soft color or feeling slowly over something
Relating to the slow movement of tiny particles through a material from crowded to less crowded areas
Able to make more of itself or spread to new places
Spreading into nearby body tissue and reaching other areas
Antonyms
How Widespread
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Permeative comes from permeate, which is built from per- 'through' and meare 'to go', so imagine something 'going through' like water soaking a sponge or a scent moving through a room, and that's why permeative means spreading or tending to spread throughout an area or group.