holey vs porous what difference
what is difference between holey and porous
English
Etymology
From Middle English holy, holi, holly, holli (“holey, spongy, hollow”); equivalent to hole + -y. The e was inserted in Modern English to distinguish the word from holy (“hallowed, sacred”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, wholly-holy split) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊl.li/, [ˈhɒʊli], [ˈhɒʊɫ.li]
- (UK, without wholly-holy split) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊli/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊli/
- Rhymes: -əʊli
- Homophones: wholly, holy (in accents without the wholly-holy split)
Adjective
holey (comparative holier, superlative holiest)
- Having, or being full of, holes.
- Fred loved holey Dutch cheese.
Translations
Anagrams
- Hoyle
English
Etymology
From Old French poros, from Latin porus (“an opening”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔːɹəs/
- Rhymes: -ɔːrəs
Adjective
porous (comparative more porous, superlative most porous)
- Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
- Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food.
- Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it.
- (figuratively) With many gaps.
- (figuratively, by extension) full of loopholes
Synonyms
- (full of holes): permeable
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