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Detailed Translations for sponginess from English to German

sponginess:

sponginess [the ~] noun

  1. the sponginess (rottenness; hollowness; rancidness)
    die Fäulnis; die Fäule; die Ranzigkeit

Translation Matrix for sponginess:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Fäule hollowness; rancidness; rottenness; sponginess decay; deterioration; putrefaction; rotting; skin eruption
Fäulnis hollowness; rancidness; rottenness; sponginess
Ranzigkeit hollowness; rancidness; rottenness; sponginess rancidity
- compressibility; squeezability

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Antonyms for "sponginess":

  • incompressibility

Related Definitions for "sponginess":

  1. the property of being able to occupy less space1
  2. the porosity of a sponge1

sponginess form of spongy:

spongy adj

  1. spongy (woolly; rotten; wooly)
  2. spongy (spongelike)

Translation Matrix for spongy:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- spongelike; squashy; squishy
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
faul rotten; spongy; woolly; wooly banal; bearing no interests; below the belt; churlish; coarse; corrupt; dawdling; degenerate; depraved; dirty; disgusting; dowdy; dragging; drooping; filthy; gross; grubby; gruesome; heinous; idle; inactive; indistinct; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; loathsome; nasty; obscure; passive; perverted; putrefied; putrid; rancid; repugnant; repulsive; revolting; rotten; shabby; shoddy; shuffling; sickening; sloppy; slovenly; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; sordid; tardy; trite; trivial; unclear; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vague; vapid; vulgar
morsch rotten; spongy; woolly; wooly putrefying; rotting; spoiling
mürbe rotten; spongy; woolly; wooly brittle; crisp; crumbly; delicate; fragile; frail; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; soft; succulent; tender; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky
schwammartig spongelike; spongy
schwammig spongelike; spongy clammy; faint; smelling of sweat; subdued; sweaty; vague

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Related Definitions for "spongy":

  1. like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed1
  2. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility1
    • spongy bread1

Wiktionary Translations for spongy:

spongy
adjective
  1. absorbent, squishy, porous
spongy
adjective
  1. die Konsistenz eines Schwammes habend; wie ein Schwamm