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spongi·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sponginessnoun

    the porosity of a sponge

  2. compressibility, squeezability, sponginessnoun

    the property of being able to occupy less space

Wiktionary

  1. sponginessnoun

    The property of being spongy.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sponginessnoun

    Softness and fulness of cavities like a sponge.

    Etymology: from spongy.

    The lungs are exposed to receive all the droppings from the brain: a very fit cistern, because of their sponginess. Gideon Harvey.

ChatGPT

  1. sponginess

    Sponginess refers to the quality or state of being soft and full of holes like a sponge, or easily compressed, flexible and resilient. It can also refer to the ability of a material or substance to absorb or soak up a liquid. This term is often used to describe the texture of certain foods or the feeling of certain surfaces or materials.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sponginessnoun

    the quality or state of being spongy

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sponginess in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sponginess in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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