spongy

Meaning of spongy

adjective
  1. like a sponge, especially in being porous, compressible, or absorbent.
    a soft, spongy blanket of moss

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  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of spongy

spongy

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • spongy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

spongy synonyms

Meaning squashy:

squashy, squishy, spongelike

Meaning spongelike:

spongelike

Meaning easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch:

soft

Meaning covered by soft padding that provides comfortable support, especially for sitting or leaning on:

cushioned

Meaning (of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid:

yielding

Meaning springing back quickly when squeezed or stretched; elastic:

springy

Meaning (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions:

resilient

Meaning (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or compressed:

elastic

Meaning (of a rock or other material) having minute interstices through which liquid or air may pass:

porous

Meaning (of a material) able to soak up liquid easily:

absorbent

Meaning capable of absorbing energy, a liquid, or another substance:

absorptive

Meaning (of a material or membrane) allowing liquids or gases to pass through it:

permeable

Meaning (of a substance) allowing water to pass through; permeable:

pervious

Meaning having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark:

light

Meaning having or denoting a porous structure or consistency resembling that of a sponge:

spongiform

Meaning soft, spongy, and moist:

squidgy

spongy antonyms

Meaning solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced:

hard

Meaning firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid:

solid

Translation of spongy

Words that rhyme with spongy

thongy, pongy, unspongy, prongy, singsongy, songy

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