porousness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

porousness
    n 1: the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
         [syn: {porosity}, {porousness}] [ant: {solidity},
         {solidness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Porousness \Por"ous*ness\, n.
   1. The quality of being porous.
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   2. The open parts; the interstices of anything. [R.]
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            They will forcibly get into the porousness of it.
                                                  --Sir K.
                                                  Digby.
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