spongieux
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin spongiōsus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
spongieux (feminine spongieuse, masculine plural spongieux, feminine plural spongieuses)
- spongious, spongy (of porous structure resembling that of a sponge)
- spongy, squishy (soft and squishy like a sponge)
- spongy, absorbent (that absorbs and retains liquid like a sponge)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “spongieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.