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- [spuhn-jee]
- /ˈspʌn dʒi/
- /ˈspʌn.dʒi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spuhn-jee]
- /ˈspʌn dʒi/
Definitions of spongy word
- adjective spongy of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, porous, and elastic or readily compressible, as pith or bread. 1
- adjective spongy having the absorbent characteristics of a sponge; absorbing or holding liquid or yielding liquid when pressed. 1
- adjective spongy of or relating to a sponge. 1
- adjective spongy lacking in firmness or solidity: spongy wood; a spongy feeling from the car brakes. 1
- adjective spongy moist and soft; soggy: spongy ground. 1
- adjective spongy porous but hard, as bone. 1
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Origin of spongy
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; sponge + -y1
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Parts of speech for Spongy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spongy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spongy
adj spongy
- absorbent — Absorbent material soaks up liquid easily.
- absorptive — able or tending to absorb; absorbent.
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- bibulous — addicted to alcohol
- cottony — of or like cotton; downy; fluffy
noun spongy
- absorbency — capable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb.
adjective spongy
- cushioned — provided with cushions
- decocted — Simple past tense and past participle of decoct.
- enterable — Capable of being entered.
- hashed — Simple past tense and past participle of hash.
- imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
Top questions with spongy
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