Spumescent vs Frothy - What's the difference?
spumescent | frothy | Synonyms |
(rare) Resembling froth or foam; foaming.
* 1957 , , The Strangers Were There: Selected Stories , Macmillan,
* 1993 , Hjalmar Thesen, The Way Back: A Novel , ISBN 9780864862549,
* 2008 , , The Reality Dysfunction , ISBN 9780316021807,
Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
(figurative) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
Frothy is a synonym of spumescent.
As adjectives the difference between spumescent and frothy
is that spumescent is resembling froth or foam; foaming while frothy is foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.spumescent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)p. 79:
- The snowfall had changed again, the flakes larger now and less insistent; they had a buoyant and spumescent quality.
p. 146:
- His eyes burned black with the intensity of their gaze over the hidden ravine below; over the thin, white waterfall, spumescent , blown into mist.
online edition:
- Then she screamed as a jet of spumescent gore slopped across the front of the paralysed fabric.
frothy
English
Adjective
(er)- I like my milkshakes frothy , not flat like this!
- songs with frothy lyrics