Definition
Having many small holes or pores like a sponge; soft and porous, or able to absorb liquid easily.
Etymology
From 'sponge' via Greek 'spongos' related to absorbing things. The '-y' suffix makes it an adjective meaning having the quality of.
Kelly Says
Spongy bone in your skeleton is actually more complex than solid bone—it's porous to reduce weight while maintaining strength, which engineers now copy in designs for spacecraft and bridges.
Translations
ARالعربية
متَّسع
mut-tas-e'a
BNবাংলা
স্ফুংগি
shphung-gi
CACatalà
esponjós
es-pon-yos
CSČeština
pórkovitý
por-ko-vi-ty
DEDeutsch
schwammig
shv-am-ig
ELΕλληνικά
σπόντζος
spon-dzos
ESEspañol
esponjoso
es-pon-hoh-soh
FISuomi
vaahterainen
vah-teh-rai-nen
FRFrançais
spongieux
spong-yuh
GUGU
સ્પંજા જેવું
spon-ja je-vu
HIहिन्दी
झरझरा
jhar-jhar-a
HUMagyar
habonyos
ha-bo-nyos
IDBahasa Indonesia
berpori
ber-po-ri
ITItaliano
spugnoso
spwon-soh
KO한국어
스펀지 같은
seu-pen-ji gat-eun
MSBahasa Melayu
berlubang
ber-lu-bang
NLNederlands
sponzig
spon-zig
PAPA
ਗੁgetragen
gu-tra-an
PLPolski
sprężysty
spren-zhis-ty
PTPortuguês
esponjoso
es-pon-zo-soh
RUРусский
пористый
por-is-tyi
TAதமிழ்
மென்மையான
men-mai-ya-na
UKУкраїнська
пористий
por-is-tyi