nonabsorptive

1. 1.

   not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids)

   Synonymsnonabsorbent

   Similarrepellent

Questions about nonabsorptive

What does nonabsorptive mean?

nonabsorptive means "not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids)".

How many syllables are in nonabsorptive?

nonabsorptive has 4 syllables: no-nab-sorp-tive. The stress falls on "nab".

What is another word for nonabsorptive?

Close synonyms include nonabsorbent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nonabsorptive a common word?

nonabsorptive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.