Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spongious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spon-gious
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a sponge; spongy

Etymology

From Middle English spongious, from Latin spongiōsus. By surface analysis, sponge + -ious.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: spongious, spongiōsus

Inflected Forms

more spongious (comparative) most spongious (superlative)

Derived Forms

bulbospongious spongiousness

Phrases

spongious body

Questions

What does spongious mean?: Characteristic of a sponge; spongy
Where does spongious come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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