SPONGINESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does sponginess mean? • SPONGINESS (noun)
The noun SPONGINESS has 2 senses:
1. the porosity of a sponge
2. the property of being able to occupy less space
Familiarity information: SPONGINESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SPONGINESS (noun)
Meaning:
The porosity of a sponge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sponginess" is a kind of...):
porosity; porousness (the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids)
Meaning:
The property of being able to occupy less space
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
compressibility; squeezability; sponginess
Hypernyms ("sponginess" is a kind of...):
softness (the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded)
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