breathable

adjective

Definition of breathablenext
as in porous

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Recent Examples of breathable Its lightweight material is breathable enough for warmer days, while the relaxed silhouette leaves plenty of room to layer it over sweaters after temperatures drop. — Kate Boswell, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026 The Dream Jersey Cowl Neck Lounge Set is made with the same buttery-soft, breathable jersey fabric, but dressed up with a relaxed cowl neckline and drapey raglan sleeves for a look that feels a little more elevated. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 The latter is a flexible, breathable hide of pigs and has been used to make products such as shoes, purses, wallets and early forms of sports equipment. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Made from breathable bamboo viscose, the topper wicks away sweat and moisture to keep you cool throughout the night. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for breathable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathable
  1. porous
  2. permeable
Adjective
  • Incorporating the copper nitrate trihydrate and potassium hydroxide allowed the team to engineer a highly porous carbon framework that effectively encapsulated the synthetic dye chemicals in wastewater.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The gates blocking it, and the security checkpoints along its flanks, will dramatically limit the public’s desire to enter, and change the tenor and experience of a space that should feel porous and inclusive.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of porous
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  • The family’s dream home (a magazine-pristine and coolly atmospheric feat by production designer Alain Bainée) certainly looks solid, but proves quite permeable — beginning one morning when a gaping hole suddenly appears in the garden wall.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • After considering several options, including swapping the heat shield out for a newer one with more permeable Avcoat, NASA decided instead to change Orion’s reentry profile.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of permeable

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“Breathable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathable. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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