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pastiness

5.9

A thick soft feel that is slightly sticky like dough

noun
/ˈpeɪstɪnəs/

: pegajosidad

The pastiness of the dough made it difficult to roll out for the pie crust.

Examples

He disliked the pastiness of the mashed potatoes and preferred them to be light and fluffy.
Too much flour can cause pastiness in cake batter, resulting in a dense texture.
The pastiness of the dough made it difficult to work with.
I noticed a strange pastiness in the sauce.
The pastiness of the dough made it hard to mold into the desired shape.
He couldn't enjoy the soup because of the pastiness that made it feel heavy.
The chef warned that adding too much water can result in a pastiness that ruins the texture of the dish.

Synonyms

stickiness

vspastiness

2 3.9

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

is a thicker, denser texture rather than mere surface cling

pulpiness

vspastiness

1 7.4

Soft, wet bits in a drink or food

is thick and cohesive rather than simply mushy

doughiness

vspastiness

8.0

A soft, slightly sticky texture like undercooked dough

is thick and dense rather than breadlike softness

gluiness

vspastiness

7.3

A state of being sticky that makes things hard to clean

is thicker and softer rather than mainly adhesive

Antonyms

dryness

8 1.0

Lack of water or wetness in something

crispness

2 2.8

Firm, fresh quality that makes food break easily, like an apple

How Sticky

gooey

32 3.2

tackiness

4.2

pastiness

5.9

dryness

8 1.0

Surface Forms

pastiness singular

pastinesses plural

Morphology

pastiness = pasty (transparent) = paste + y + ness

The derivation paste -> pasty -> pastiness directly yields the meaning 'quality of being paste-like (doughy)', which is obvious to learners.

Etymology

Pastiness comes from paste, 'a soft dough', and is the same idea behind pasta and pastry, so if something feels thick, soft and a little sticky, calling it pastiness links it to that dough‑like texture.