viscidity
- noun
- /vɪˈsɪdəti/
- The viscidity of honey makes it difficult to pour quickly.
Examples
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The viscidity of the syrup made it difficult to pour.
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The viscidity of the glue ensures a strong bond between surfaces.
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Certain plants secrete a substance known for its remarkable viscidity.
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I noticed the viscidity of the glue when I used it.
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The viscidity of honey makes it difficult to pour quickly.
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The viscidity of the glue ensures a strong bond between surfaces.
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Certain plants secrete a substance known for its remarkable viscidity.
Synonyms
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7.1
How thick and sticky a liquid is so it flows slowly
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3.9
How much a liquid or soft substance stays on other surfaces after you touch them
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6.1
Sticking firmly to a surface or another material
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4.2
A slight stickiness when you touch something
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6.7
A sticky texture that clings to surfaces like teeth
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6.9
The ability to stick to another surface, like tape or glue
A state of being sticky that makes things hard to clean
The quality of being sticky and thick like syrup or glue
The quality of being sticky so it stays on surfaces
A material's tendency to stick to a surface
The state of being sticky and thick so things cling together
A sticky, jelly-like state like thick syrup
A sticky quality that makes food form long thin strings
The thickness of a liquid that makes it flow slowly
Antonyms
How Sticky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Viscidity is related to viscous and viscid, and comes from the old Latin word viscum, which named a 'sticky' plant substance called mistletoe. So, viscidity means the quality of being thick and 'sticky', like honey or glue.