🤗 Needing attention 🩳 Sticking quality

clinginess

4.5

A material's tendency to stick to a surface

noun
/ˈklɪŋɪnəs/

: adhesividad

Some people dislike the clinginess of certain synthetic materials in hot weather.

Examples

The clinginess of the plastic wrap kept the food fresh for several days.
The clinginess of the wet fabric made it uncomfortable to wear after swimming.
The clinginess of the fabric made it hard to wear comfortably.
I dislike the clinginess of this shirt.
The clinginess of the wet fabric made it uncomfortable to wear after swimming.
Some people dislike the clinginess of certain synthetic materials in hot weather.
The clinginess of the plastic wrap kept the food fresh for several days.

Synonyms

adhesion

vsclinginess

Specialized

3 6.2

One surface sticks strongly to another, like paint on wood

focuses on close contact with surfaces, often seen in fabrics

adherence

vsclinginess

Specialized

2 6.1

Sticking firmly to a surface or another material

emphasizes close fitting to surfaces, particularly for cloth or material

stickiness

vsclinginess

2 3.9

How much a liquid or soft substance stays on other surfaces after you touch them

is specifically about tight sticking to surfaces, often fabric against skin

gumminess

vsclinginess

1 6.7

A sticky texture that clings to surfaces like teeth

highlights close sticking to surfaces, especially for cloth-like materials

adhesiveness

vsclinginess

6.9

The ability to stick to another surface, like tape or glue

is about surfaces sticking closely, especially in fabrics rather than general joining

gluiness

vsclinginess

7.3

A state of being sticky that makes things hard to clean

is more about fabrics and close surface contact than glue texture

glueyness

vsclinginess

5.8

The quality of being sticky so it stays on surfaces

focuses on how materials lie close to surfaces rather than general adhesion

viscidity

vsclinginess

9.9

A thick, sticky quality like that of honey or glue

is about close surface sticking in fabrics rather than viscous thickness

viscidness

vsclinginess

9.9

The quality of being sticky and thick like syrup or glue

stresses close adherence to surfaces, often in flexible materials

tackiness

vsclinginess

4.2

A slight stickiness when you touch something

involves closer overall surface contact, especially how fabric lies against something

ropiness

vsclinginess

9.2

A sticky quality that makes food form long thin strings

relates instead to snug surface sticking rather than thread-like stretching

bindingness

vsclinginess

8.0

How well a material or glue holds things together

is about immediate close contact to surfaces rather than long-term binding

catchiness

vsclinginess

5.3

A surface or fabric quality that makes it snag on other things

is about smooth close sticking to surfaces rather than snagging or catching

Antonyms

nonadhesive

6.5

Does not stick to skin or other surfaces

How Sticky

adhesiveness

6.9

clinginess

4.5

stickiness

2 3.9

tackiness

4.2

Surface Forms

clinginess singular

clinginesses plural

Morphology

clinginess = clingy (transparent) = cling + y + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'clingy', so the meaning (the quality of clinging) is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

Clinginess comes from the root cling, a long‑ago English word that meant 'to stick', so think of wet fabric or plastic that sticks closely to skin or a surface — that's why clinginess describes how much something sticks to things.