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SPONGINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of being able to occupy less space
Synonyms:
compressibility; sponginess; squeezability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sponginess" is a kind of...):
softness (the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded)
Derivation:
spongy (easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility)
Sense 2
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)
Derivation:
spongy (like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed)
spongy (easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility)
