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Spongy vs Fluffy - What's the difference?

spongy | fluffy |

As an adjective spongy

is having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.

As a proper noun fluffy is

a popular given name for a pet, often for a cat.

spongy

English

Alternative forms

* spongey

Adjective

(er)
  • having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous
    • spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones
  • Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
  • * Shakespeare
    • spongy April

    Derived terms

    * spongy lead * spongy platinum

    fluffy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered with fluff.
    • Fluffy bunny rabbits are really nice to stroke.
  • Light; soft; airy.
    • I like my scrambled eggs to be light and fluffy in texture.
  • (colloquial) Warm and comforting.
    • Being in love with my boyfriend gives me a fluffy feeling inside.
  • (colloquial) Not clearly defined or explained; fuzzy.
  • * 2008 , R.Safley, Reagan's Game
    • Someone sold you the fluffy idea that brains triumphs over strength when you were picked last for the sports team.
  • Lightweight; superficial; lacking depth or seriousness.
  • * 2006 , Linda Nochlin, Bathers, Bodies, Beauty: The Visceral Eye (page 271)
    • And she is represented reading with great concentration, and not some fluffy novel but the rather politically oriented and literary Le Figaro , its title prominent if upside down in the foreground.

    Related terms

    * fluff * fluffiness

    Noun

    (fluffies)
  • Someone or something that is fluffy