sponginess

Meanings

• adjective

  The quality of being spongy or able to absorb and hold large amounts of liquid or air.

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Variants

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spongier , spongiest , sponginess , sponginesses , spongy

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Etymology

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From Old French spongier, from spongia 'a sponge'.

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Trivia

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1. A sponge is the simplest multicellular organism.

2. The largest sponge ever recorded was over 10 feet tall and 20 feet wide.

3. There are over 5,000 known species of sponges.

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Related Concepts

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1. absorbency: The ability of a material to soak up or absorb a liquid or gas.

2. buoyancy: The ability of an object to float in a liquid due to its internal air or gas content.

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Culture

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In literature, sponginess is often used metaphorically to describe a character's emotional resilience or ability to absorb and cope with difficult situations. In science, sponginess is a property of materials, such as foam or certain types of wood, that can absorb large amounts of liquid or air.

How to Memorize "sponginess"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a sponge soaking up water. Imagine the water being absorbed into the sponge and how it expands.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sponginess' with the feeling of a sponge underwater, soaking up water.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sponge in the Sea' to remember the definition of sponginess.

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