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  • noun The ability of a fabric (or clothing) to transmit air and moisture
  • noun The quality of air suitable for breathing

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Examples

  • Very little breathability, which is the opposite of what I want when I'm wearing a skirt in the 90-degree sauna that is Boston in summer.

    (Un)Feminist Guilty Pleasure: Spanx. - Feministing 2008

  • One thousand times thinner than a human hair, ion-mask™ is completely invisible and weightless as well as delivering the full natural airflow of the shoe material - keeping wearers comfortable and dry, by resisting water from outside and maintaining optimum control of temperature and 'breathability'.

    unknown title 2011

  • (While 'breathability' can often be a very subjective concept and is, more than lab testers would like to admit, dependent to a significant degree upon the individual's physiology, when you're dressed in shorts, a t-shirt, and a truly featherweight shirt in 65 degree F weather, with a wind blowing rain in, standing in a creek running high from snow melting into its headwaters from the mountain sitting only a few miles from where you're standing and are still sweating buckets ...)

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2009

  • Our aim was to position Beast as a premium range that has the same performance factors such as breathability, a critical benefit for underwear as Icebreaker’s outdoor clothing and yet is sufficiently stylish to be worn at work.

    NATURE VS. THE BEAST » Sociological Images 2008

  • One of the main reasons I'll bet is breathability.

    A History Of The Survival (Space) Blanket 2009

  • Mr. Mashburn, the Atlanta store owner, said he sells only wool socks, citing their superior breathability over cotton, and has no intention of carrying invisible socks anytime soon.

    Grin and Bare It Darrell Hartman 2011

  • The flat cloths of old have been reinvented in prefolded, fitted, pocketed and all in one "systems" that offer breathability, expandability, leak control, Velcro, snaps and a three-armed fastener called a Snappi.

    Cloth or disposables? Half-century debate still on 2011

  • The sheets -- which are sold at Bed Bath & Beyond as well as Brookstone -- are meant to promote proper temperature-control and breathability so that you sleep soundly through the night.

    Laura Schocker: The Great Wake-Up Program: Do You Have A Bedtime Routine? (Plus a GIVEAWAY) Laura Schocker 2011

  • One of the main reasons I'll bet is breathability.

    A History Of The Survival (Space) Blanket 2009

  • He had no complaints about the material, breathability, and fit.

    The Clothesline bike clothing review – Campagnolo’s road wear 2010

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