spongy

soft

Yielding to touch

• cushionySoft and yielding
• squishySoft and easily compressed
• pillowySoft and cushioned

plush · yielding · tender · doughy · marshmallow · padded · compressible · squeezable · mushy · velvety

porous

Allowing passage of fluids

• foamBubble-filled substance
• aeratedCharged with gas
• cellularComposed of small units

honeycombed · pumice · mesh · breathable · lattice · vesicular · perforated · openwork · coral · lava

absorbent

Able to soak up

• soakSaturate with liquid
• saturateSoak to full capacity
• wickingLiquid drawn through fibers

drench · permeable · sop · towel · blotter · capillary · osmosis · permeate · swab · thirsty

soggy

Thoroughly wet and soft

• boggySaturated and soft
• marshySaturated with standing water
• swampyWaterlogged and soft

saturated · squelchy · waterlogged · muddy · moist · damp · wet · soaked · sodden · fen

springy

Able to rebound

• bouncyTends to rebound
• resilientAble to recover quickly
• elasticAble to stretch, rebounds

rubbery · flexible · rebounding · supple · buoyant · pliable · cushioned · give · stretchable · tensile

airy

Light and well-ventilated

• fluffySoft and light-textured
• lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
• featheryLight and soft-textured

frothy · wispy · delicate · foamy · ethereal · downy · insubstantial · gossamer

spongecake

Egg-leavened light cake

• genoiseHeat-whisked egg cake
• chiffonDelicate transparent textile
• angel foodFluffy eggwhite cake

madeira · tres leches · lamington · panettone · gateau · ladyfinger · tiramisu · trifle · cupcake · layer cake

• touch sensationstouch, roughness, smoothness, softness, hardness
• flexible thingspliant, elastic, bendy, stretchy, springy
• porous texturesporous, perforated, pitted, cellular, punctured
• foam qualitiesfoamy, frothy, bubbly, foaming, sudsy
• touch feelingsrough, smooth, soft, hard, bumpy
• bread texturescrusty, soft, chewy, fluffy, dense