sogginess

/ˈsɒɡ.i.nəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɑː.ɡi.nəs/ (ame, ipa) · /-gēnə̇s -gin-/ (ame, mw)

sogginess — noun

1. the soft, heavy, water-soaked condition of something that should be dry or firm,

1.名詞C1
釋義

the soft, heavy, water-soaked condition of something that should be dry or firm, especially food, cloth, or ground — making it feel mushy, limp, or unpleasant to eat, wear, or walk on.

例句

Pim added the cereal at the last minute to avoid any sogginess from the milk.

collocation: avoid sogginess

The sogginess of the bread ruined Kian's tomato sandwich within an hour of being packed.

pattern: the sogginess of [food noun]

同義詞
  • mushiness

    very close synonym; mushiness emphasises shapeless softness, sogginess emphasises water absorption

  • dampness

    broader; covers cool moisture in air or walls, while sogginess implies something is saturated through

  • wateriness

    more formal; often used of food or soil, similar in scope but less common in everyday speech

反義詞
  • crispness

    the dry, brittle texture lost when food turns soggy

  • dryness

    general opposite — absence of moisture

文法句型

the sogginess of [food/ground]

用法筆記

Subject is almost always a wet food, fabric, or piece of ground that has lost its proper texture. Frequently appears as 'the sogginess of X' or as the object of avoid / prevent / complain about. Rarely used of liquids themselves — the word describes the spoiled texture, not the water.

常見錯誤

❌The sogginess of the river was strong.
✅The wetness of the river was strong.
💡sogginess describes things that have absorbed water, not bodies of water themselves.
❌There was a sogginess in the room.
✅There was dampness in the room.
💡for general damp air, use 'dampness' or 'humidity', not 'sogginess'.