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tackiness

tackiness

4.2
A slight stickiness when you touch something
  • noun
  • /ˈtækɪnəs/
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  • This paint has a slight tackiness when dry, which ensures it adheres well to the wall.

Examples

  • And I feel like what it does is it gives the skin just enough tackiness to where it grabs the shadows better.

  • And because we've waited, there's this real tackiness to the skin which just makes everything stick together.

  • I think that is avoidable if you have exact right tackiness of your size and you know much better application.

  • And this is fun because you're placing that on top of a little bit, just a little bit of tackiness from that cream base.

  • This one was more instant, like the tackiness was instant but it doesn't feel like hard.

  • And I'm assuming, assuming that that's from the stickiness and tackiness of this.

  • It has kind of a tackiness to it, but it melts on contact and it feels like it's going to have good longevity hopefully, and manifesting that.

  • Made from the same proprietary rubber from which we make our black grips, every colored grip from PURE provides the identical combination of tackiness, durability, weather performance, and feel that has made our grip such an outstanding choice.

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  • The tackiness of the tape made it difficult to remove cleanly from the surface.

  • After applying the glue, I noticed the tackiness helped keep the pieces together.

Synonyms

adhesion
vstackiness
  • Specialized
3 6.2

One surface sticks strongly to another, like paint on wood

highlights the touchable, surface feeling instead of the underlying force
stickiness
vstackiness
2 3.9

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

is about how that feeling is noticed by touch rather than the general condition
adherence
vstackiness
  • Specialized
2 6.1

Sticking firmly to a surface or another material

is about the immediate tactile impression rather than the long-term bond
gumminess
vstackiness
1 6.7

A sticky texture that clings to surfaces like teeth

leans toward immediate touch sensation rather than texture behavior over time
viscidity
vstackiness
9.9

A thick, sticky quality like that of honey or glue

is focused on the immediate touch sensation rather than cohesion alone
viscidness
vstackiness
9.9

The quality of being sticky and thick like syrup or glue

is about the tactile sense of being adhesive rather than flow properties
gluiness
vstackiness
7.3

A state of being sticky that makes things hard to clean

is concerned with the surface feeling when touched rather than the joining action
glueyness
vstackiness
5.8

The quality of being sticky so it stays on surfaces

focuses more narrowly on the sensation felt by the hand or finger
adhesiveness
vstackiness
6.9

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

is the sensory quality felt on contact rather than the joining capacity
clinginess
vstackiness
4.5

A material's tendency to stick to a surface

is a broader tactile quality, not limited to fabric behavior
ropiness
vstackiness
9.2

A sticky quality that makes food form long thin strings

is about the general touch feeling rather than forming visible strands

Antonyms

dryness
8 1.0

Lack of water or wetness in something

How Sticky

tackiness
4.2

Surface Forms

tackiness singular
tackinesses plural

Morphology

tackiness = tacky (transparent) = tack + y + ness

Built from the adjective 'tacky' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness'; for the sense 'sticky', this is a direct and predictable derivation.

Etymology

Tackiness comes from the older word tack, which meant something that is 'sticky' or will cling to your hand. So, tackiness is the quality of being 'sticky' and describes glue, paint, or any surface that still feels like it will stick.