1. allowing liquids or gases to pass through
2. open to ideas, influences, or changes
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The soil is permeable, allowing rainwater to drain quickly.
• Sandstone is naturally permeable to water.
• The membrane is permeable to oxygen but not to larger molecules.
• Her mind was permeable to new ideas and different perspectives.
• The border between the two countries has become increasingly permeable.
• Clay soil is less permeable than sandy soil.
• The company culture was permeable to outside influences.