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breathable

breathable

15 3.3
A material that lets air pass through to keep you cool and dry
  • adjective
  • /ˈbrɛθəbl/
translation icon : transpirable (tejidos)
  • For outdoor activities, I always choose breathable materials that help keep me cool.
  • breathable fabric
  • breathable air
  • breathable atmosphere

Just switch your current sheets for soft, breathable cozy earth sheets.

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Examples

  • This one is just a really nice plain white breathable blanket.

    MollyMae

  • These pants are not breathable.

    When We First Met (2018)

  • Also left a really nice thin but breathable layer on their skin.

  • All of their stuff has that extra breathable lining in it.

    Laura Lee

  • By the way, this foundation, it says it is flexible, breathable, all day comfort.

  • So it looks fancy, but it's breathable and a perfect sweater for a summer night.

  • You should wear comfortable casual skin covering clothes, so breathable cotton.

    Jamie Genevieve

  • This is a super breathable, sheer coverage everyday foundation.

    Laura Lee

  • You want the diaper to be breathable and light, too.

  • They've run studies on this to find fabric that is breathable but also effective in filtering.

Synonyms

permeable
vsbreathable
4 5.8

A material that lets water or air pass through it

is limited to air and sometimes moisture rather than all fluids and gases
perspirable
vsbreathable
  • Specialized
7.4

Cloth that lets sweat pass through to keep you cool

focuses on allowing air flow rather than mainly letting sweat escape
aeriferous
vsbreathable
  • Specialized
9.9

Carrying air through parts of a plant or animal

applies to fabrics and materials allowing air through rather than biological passages

How Breathable

porous
23 4.6
breathable
15 3.3
airtight
19 3.9

Surface Forms

breathable positive

Morphology

breathable = breathe (transparent) = breathe + able

The adjective is clearly formed by adding the productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'breathe', yielding 'able to be breathed' (allowing air to pass).

Etymology

Breathable comes from breath 'air you take into your lungs' and the ending -able 'can be'. So breathable means 'can let breath through', which is why we use it for clothes, shoes, and fabrics that let air pass and keep you comfortable.