Absorbent Meaning
/əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
nounAnything which absorbs.
Sentence Examples
Buy me a package of absorbent cotton.
This towel is very absorbent.
Modern mops break easily and aren't absorbent at all.
CEFR Practice Quiz
This paper towel is highly ____, so it cleans messes easily.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Use an ____ cloth to clean up the spilled water on the floor.
Word Origin & History
From Latin absorbēns, present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In the Southern Ocean the winter is not so excessively cold, but the summer is far less hot, for the clouded sky seldom allows the sun to warm the ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat: and hence the mean temperature of the year […] is low."
— 1839, Charles Darwin, The Voyage of the Beagle, page 225, Forgotten Books:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
This paper towel is highly ____, so it cleans messes easily.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Use an ____ cloth to clean up the spilled water on the floor.