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spongida |
spongiform |
spongilla |
spongillafly |
spongin |
sponginess
| sponging
| spongioblast
| spongioblastoma
| spongiole
| spongiolite
sponginess
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sponginess has 2 senses
- sponginess(n = noun.attribute) Array - the porosity of a sponge; Array is a kind of porosity, porousness
- sponginess(n = noun.attribute) compressibility, squeezability - the property of being able to occupy less space; Array is a kind of softness
Derived forms adjective spongy2, adjective spongy1
Derived form adjective spongy1
CIDE DICTIONARY
sponginess, n.
The quality or state of being spongy. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
sponginess
Rarity
N rarity, tenuity, absence of solidity, subtility, subtilty, subtlety, sponginess, compressibility, rarefaction, expansion, dilatation, inflation, subtilization, vaporization, evaporation, diffusion, gassification, ether, rare, subtile, thin, fine, tenuous, compressible, flimsy, slight, light, cavernous, spongy, rarefied, unsubstantial, uncompact, incompressed, rarefiable.
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