Meanings
adjectivesaponaceous (comparative more saponaceous, superlative most saponaceous)
comparative more saponaceous · superlative most saponaceous
- Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveresembling or having the qualities of soap
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Origin
- Latinsapōnāceus
- Englishsaponaceous
From Latin sapōnāceus, from oblique stem of sāpō, sāpōnis + -āceus.
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Rhymes with saponaceous
spacioustenaciousgraciousgaseouscretaceousherbaceousaudaciousefficaciousvoraciousvivaciousfallaciouscarbonaceoussebaceousvexatiousflirtatiouscurvaceousostentatioussalaciousrapaciouscapacioussagaciouspugnaciousloquaciousmendacious
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APA
saponaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saponaceous
MLA
“saponaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saponaceous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saponaceous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saponaceous.
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