permeant

9.3

Spreading through every part of something, like a smell or feeling

adjective
/ˈpɜrmiənt/

Specialized

: permeante

Fear became a permeant aspect of daily life during the crisis.

Examples

This material is highly permeant to gases.
Some chemicals act as permeant agents, diffusing easily through membranes.
The permeant aroma of spices lingered in every corner of the kitchen.
The permeant liquid was used in the experiment.
The permeant aroma of spices lingered in every corner of the kitchen.
Some chemicals act as permeant agents, diffusing easily through membranes.
This material is highly permeant to gases.

Synonyms

pervasive

vspermeant

66 7.1

Spreads through a place or group and affects many people

carries neutral physical sense of penetrating substances, not necessarily unwelcome

permeable

vspermeant

4 5.8

A material that lets water or air pass through it

is broader, covering penetration or diffusion beyond just fluids

pervious

vspermeant

1 7.8

To let water, light, or air pass through

emphasizes diffusion and penetration into every part rather than simple passage

permeating

vspermeant

5.8

Spreads through a place or thing and fills every part

is a property describing ability to be penetrated rather than an action

permeative

vspermeant

8.3

Spreading through a place or group and affecting everything there

focuses on physical penetration and diffusion rather than social spreading

diffusible

vspermeant

Specialized

7.2

Able to pass through a material, like a gas or liquid

is about general ability to penetrate, not only via diffusion

suffusive

vspermeant

Literature

9.9

Spreading a soft color or feeling slowly over something

describes physical penetration and diffusion rather than slow, emotional spreading

How Penetrating

penetrating

1 4.9

permeant

Specialized

9.3

permeable

4 5.8

impermeable

4 6.6

Surface Forms

permeant positive

Morphology

permeant = permeate (transparent) = permeate + ant

Formed from the verb 'permeate' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ant', so the adjective's meaning is directly derivable from the verb.

Etymology

The word permeant comes from the same root as permeate, with per- meaning 'through' and the idea of 'passing into'. So something permeant 'passes through' or spreads into every part, which is why it means it can go into and fill a material or area.