soapiness

/sˈoʊpinəs/ noun

The state or quality of being soapy.

Word Origin From soap + -y + -ness. Soapiness is the quality of being soapy — slippery, sudsy. The word soap comes from Proto-Germanic *saipōn-, which is from PIE *seib- 'to pour, drip' — because early soap was a liquid poured out. That same root gives us seep (to drip slowly). Related: soapy, soapily, soapless, seep.

noun The state or quality of being soapy. countable

The soapiness of the water made it difficult to rinse the dishes completely.

(名词) 肥皂质感;滑腻感

水的肥皂质使得完全冲洗盘子变得困难。

(sustantivo) jabonosidad; espumosidad [El estado o cualidad de ser jabonoso.]

La jabonosidad del agua hizo difícil enjuagar completamente los platos.

(nom) caractère savonneux; nature savonneuse; onctuosité [Caractère de ce qui est savonneux, couvert ou rempli de savon.]

Le caractère savonneux de l'eau rendait difficile le rinçage complet de la vaisselle.

(Substantiv) Seifigkeit [Die Eigenschaft oder der Zustand, seifig zu sein; das Vorhandensein von Seifenresten oder seifiger Konsistenz.]

Die **soapiness** des Wassers machte es schwierig, das Geschirr vollständig abzuspülen.

(名詞) 石鹸のような性質を持っている状態。

水の石鹸のような性質のため、皿を完全にすすぐのが難しかった。

(substantivo) espumosidade; sabugosidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser sabonoso ou ensaboado.]

A sabonidade da água dificultava enxaguar completamente a louça.

Word parts: soap + y + ness

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