foaminess

Light airy quality

Foaminess is the quality of being foamy—having or producing foam.

It describes beverages, soaps, waves, or other substances that generate frothy bubbles: The barista adjusted the milk's foaminess.

The word can also characterize texture or appearance: the foaminess of the meringue.

lather

soap

Fatty alkali cleanser

bubble bath · body wash · shaving cream · cleanser · wash · rinse · scrub · dishwashing · hand soap · facial cleanser

beverage

champagne

Effervescent celebratory wine

latte · sparkling · effervescent · carbonation · fizz · head · crema · prosecco · cava · seltzer

texture

sponginess

Soft, porous resilience

lightness · cushiony · springy · porous · cellular · airy · compressible · yielding · squishy · softness

culinary

meringue

Baked whipped whites

froth · steamed milk · egg whites · batter · beaten · aerated · folded · peaks · zabaglione · chiffon

Opposites
texture and surface state

foaminessflatness

Absence of slope

stillness · smoothness · density · solidity · calmness

liquid behavior and stillness

foaminessstillness

Complete lack of motion

flatness · calmness · placidity · tranquility · motionlessness

Family

foam, foamy, foamier, foamiest, foamie

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G