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absorbent


 
  Grep  of  noun  absorbent 
  absorbent 
  absorbent  cotton 
  absorbent  material 
 
  Overview  of  noun  absorbent 
 
  The  noun  absorbent  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  absorbent  material,  absorbent  --  (a  material  having  capacity  or  tendency  to  absorb  another  substance) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  absorbent 
 
  The  adj  absorbent  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  absorbent,  absorptive  --  (having  power  or  capacity  or  tendency  to  absorb  or  soak  up  (liquids);  "as  absorbent  as  a  sponge") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  absorbent 
 
  1  sense  of  absorbent 
 
  Sense  1 
  absorbent  (vs.  nonabsorbent),  absorptive 
 
  nonabsorbent  (vs.  absorbent),  nonabsorptive 
  =>  repellent,  resistant 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  absorbent 
 
  1  sense  of  absorbent 
 
  Sense  1 
  absorbent  (vs.  nonabsorbent),  absorptive 
  =>  absorbefacient,  sorbefacient 
  =>  assimilating,  assimilative,  assimilatory 
  =>  spongy,  spongelike 
  =>  thirsty 
  =>  hygroscopic 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  absorbent 
 
  1  sense  of  absorbent 
 
  Sense  1 
  absorbent  (vs.  nonabsorbent),  absorptive 
  =>  absorbency 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  absorbent 
 
  absorbent  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  absorbent 
  absorbent 
  nonabsorbent 
 
  Overview  of  noun  absorbent 
 
  The  noun  absorbent  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  absorbent  material,  absorbent  --  (a  material  having  capacity  or  tendency  to  absorb  another  substance) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  absorbent 
 
  The  adj  absorbent  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  absorbent,  absorptive  --  (having  power  or  capacity  or  tendency  to  absorb  or  soak  up  (liquids);  "as  absorbent  as  a  sponge") 



absorbent definition