SPONGINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)