breathable

breathable
breathability, breathableness, n.
/bree"dheuh beuhl/, adj.
1. able or fit to be breathed: filters to make the air more breathable.
2. allowing the passage of air and moisture: a breathable fabric.
[1725-35; BREATHE + -ABLE]

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