sponginess
English Thesaurus
1. the property of being able to occupy less space (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | softness, |
| definition | : | the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded (noun.attribute) |
2. the porosity of a sponge (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | porosity, porousness, |
| definition | : | the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids (noun.attribute) |
3. the property of being able to occupy less space (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | incompressibility, |
| definition | : | the property of being incompressible (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | compressible, |
| definition | : | capable of being compressed or made more compact (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | spongelike, spongy, squashy, squishy, |
| definition | : | easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility (adj.all) |
4. the porosity of a sponge (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | spongelike, spongy, |
| definition | : | like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | spongelike, spongy, squashy, squishy, |
| definition | : | easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility (adj.all) |
5. the property of being able to occupy less space (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | incompressibility, |
| definition | : | the property of being incompressible (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | compressible, |
| definition | : | capable of being compressed or made more compact (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | spongelike, spongy, squashy, squishy, |
| definition | : | easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility (adj.all) |
6. the porosity of a sponge (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | spongelike, spongy, |
| definition | : | like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | spongelike, spongy, squashy, squishy, |
| definition | : | easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility (adj.all) |
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