ABSORBENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
   Synonym(s)
   • absorbent material (what does absorbent material mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) absorbent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sorbent (what does sorbent mean?)
   • sorbent material (what does sorbent material mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sponge (what does sponge mean?)
   • absorber (what does absorber mean?)
   • absorbent cotton (what does absorbent cotton mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)

ABSORBENT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids)
   Synonym(s)
   • absorptive (what does absorptive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • as absorbent as a sponge
   Antonym(s)
   • nonabsorbent (what does nonabsorbent mean?)
   • nonabsorptive (what does nonabsorptive mean?)
   Similar To
   • absorbefacient (what does absorbefacient mean?)
   • sorbefacient (what does sorbefacient mean?)
   • assimilating (what does assimilating mean?)
   • assimilative (what does assimilative mean?)
   • assimilatory (what does assimilatory mean?)
   • spongy (what does spongy mean?)
   • spongelike (what does spongelike mean?)
   • thirsty (what does thirsty mean?)
   • hygroscopic (what does hygroscopic mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • absorbency (what does absorbency mean?)