absorbent
Having the ability or tendency to absorbHaving the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
» It's an absorbent fabric.
Это впитывающая ткань. — marafon
Це поглинальна тканина. — Ahha
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1 sensesHaving the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
Those paper towels were amazingly absorbent. That was quite a spill.
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абсорби́рующийabsorbírujuščij, гигроскопи́чныйgigroskopíčnyj
having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
Examples
11 sentencesIt's an absorbent fabric.
Це поглинальна тканина. — Ahha
ruЭто впитывающая ткань. — marafon
These towels are very, very absorbent.
Buy me a package of absorbent cotton.
ruКупите мне пакетик гигроскопической ваты. — sharptoothed
My towels are fresh-smelling and absorbent.
Modern mops break easily and aren't absorbent at all.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin absorbēns, present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).From Latin absorbēns, present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).
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Forms
more absorbent, most absorbent| Comparative | more absorbent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most absorbent Lesson |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.):absorptive
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.