adhesiveness
- noun
- /ədˈhiːsɪvnəs/
:
adhesividad
- The adhesiveness of the glue was so strong that it bonded the two surfaces permanently.
Examples
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I imagine once you get under the poly this would come up rather easily with a scraper based on the adhesiveness of the Elmer's glue.
Blog text (31) -
The adhesiveness of the tape made it easy to fix the broken vase.
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A touch and their coiled adhesiveness of the surface held them together.
Academic text (2007) -
Adhesiveness, 3 constant.
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As far as we know, however, their interest lies not in the beauty of silk but in its strength and adhesiveness, invaluable qualities in nest building.
Academic text (1994) -
Many materials are chosen for their adhesiveness in construction projects.
Synonyms
5
5.5
A force that makes small parts stick together, for example in liquids
3
6.2
One surface sticks strongly to another, like paint on wood
2
6.1
Sticking firmly to a surface or another material
2
3.9
How much a liquid or soft substance stays on other surfaces after you touch them
How well a material or glue holds things together
A thick, sticky quality like that of honey or glue
The quality of being sticky and thick like syrup or glue
A state of being sticky that makes things hard to clean
The quality of being sticky so it stays on surfaces
A slight stickiness when you touch something
A material's tendency to stick to a surface
A sticky quality that makes food form long thin strings
How Sticky
Surface Forms
Morphology
adhesiveness = adhesive (transparent) = adhes + ive + ness
The word is a straightforward noun formed from the adjective 'adhesive' plus the suffix '-ness', meaning the quality or state of being adhesive.
Etymology
Adhesiveness comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and haerēre 'to stick', and you can see the same idea in adhere and adhesive. So adhesiveness simply means the quality of 'sticking' or holding things together.