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English adjective: absorbent | |||
| 1. | absorbent having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) | ||
| Samples | As absorbent as a sponge. | ||
| Synonyms | absorptive | ||
| Similar | absorbefacient, assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory, hygroscopic, receptive, shock-absorbent, sorbefacient, spongelike, spongy, thirsty | ||
| Attribute | absorbency | ||
| Antonyms | nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive | ||
English noun: absorbent | |||
| 1. | absorbent (substance) a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance | ||
| Synonyms | absorbent material | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sorbent, sorbent material | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absorbent cotton, absorber, sponge | ||
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