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Definition: Adhesiveness |
AdhesivenessNoun1. The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "adhesiveness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1881. (references) |
Synonyms: AdhesivenessSynonyms: adherence (n), adhesion (n), bond (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Coherence | Noun: coherence, adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness; concretion accretion; conglutination, agglutination, agglomeration; aggregation; consolidation, set, cementation; sticking, soldering; Verb: connection; dependence. |
Semiliquidity | Noun: semiliquidity; stickiness. Adjective: viscidity, viscosity; gummosity, glutinosity, mucosity; spissitude, crassitude; lentor; adhesiveness. (cohesion). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Adhesiveness |
| Specialty definitions using "adhesiveness": adhesive medium ♦ binding agent ♦ Fatty Acids, Omega-3, FOXING CUTTER, HOT KNIFE ♦ Luminescence, Bacterial ♦ Platelet Activation, Platelet Adhesiveness ♦ vinyl acetal resins. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Adhesiveness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Adhesiveness" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 9 | 117,287 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "adhesiveness": Platelet Adhesiveness. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "adhesiveness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | лепкавост (stickiness, stringiness, tack, viscidity, viscosity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | přilnavost (adhesion, tenacity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | adhaesion (adherence, adhesion, the state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces which may consist of valence forces), klæbrighed (stickiness), klæben (stickiness), klæbeevne (bond, sticking property, tack). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | adhesie (adherence, adhesion, grip, gripping, purchase, sticking property, the state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces which may consist of valence forces), adhereren, aanhechting (adhesion, attachment, bonding, gripping, sticking property), neiging tot hechten, kleverigheid (stickiness, tack, tackiness), kleefvermogen, hechting (adhesion, bite, bond, bonding, key, seam, sticking property, strong adhesion, suture), bradypsychia (stickiness), bradyphrenia (stickiness), bradyfrenie (stickiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | adhésivité (adhesion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Klebrigkeit (clamminess, cleavability, clinginess, glutinousness, stickiness, tack, tackiness, viscidity, viscousness), Haftfähigkeit (adhesion, adhesive strength, road-holding, stickiness, tenacity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συγκολλητικότητα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "ביקות (pastiness, stickiness, viscidity), "בקות (adherence, attachment, devoutness), צמי'ות (ropiness, stickiness, viscosity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tapadóképesség. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kelengketan, kelekatan, daya rekat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | adesivit (adhesion, stickiness, sticking property, tack, tackiness), adesione (adherence, adhesion, sticking property, the state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces which may consist of valence forces), viscosit psichica (stickiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | gleiynid, gleiyid. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | adhesivenessay adesividade (adhesion, stickiness, sticking property, tack), aderência (abrasion, accretion, adherence, adhesion, bonding, the state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces which may consist of valence forces). (various references) клейкость (clamminess, pastiness, stickiness, viscosity). (various references) prijemčivost (receptivity). (various references) adhesividad (adhesion, stickiness, sticking property, tack, tackiness). (various references) vidhäftning (adhesion, bond, stickiness, sticking property, the state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces which may consist of valence forces), klibbighet (clamminess, tack). (various references) клейкість (clamminess, pastiness, stick, stickiness), липкість (clamminess, pastiness, ropiness). (various references) dính dính. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "adhesiveness": adhesivenesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "adhesiveness" (pronounced 'Ad*he"sive*ness'): Abjectedness, Abjectness, Ableness, Abominableness, Abortiveness, Abruptness, Absentness, Absoluteness, Absorptiveness, Abstemiousness, Abstersiveness, Abstractedness, Abstractiveness, Abstractness, Abstruseness, Absurdness, Abusiveness, Acceptableness, Accessariness, Accessoriness, Accidentalness, Accommodableness, Accommodateness, Accurateness, Accustomedness, Acidness, Acquaintedness, Acquisitiveness, Acrimoniousness, Activeness, Actualness, Acuteness, Adaptedness, Adaptiveness, Adaptness, Addictedness, Addle-patedness, Adeptness, Adequateness, Admirableness, Adorableness, Adroitness, Adultness, Advantageousness, Adventurousness, Adverseness, Advisable-ness, Advisedness, Affableness, Affectedness, Affectionateness, Afflictedness, Affluentness, Affrontiveness, Agedness, Agileness, Agreeableness, Airiness, Alacriousness, Albiness, Alertness, Algidness, Alimentariness, Alimentiveness, Allness, Allowableness, Allusiveness, Almightiness, Aloneness, Aloofness, Alterableness, Alternateness, Alternativeness, Amativeness, Amazedness, Ambidextrousness, Ambiguousness, Ambitiousness, Amenableness, Amiableness, Amicableness, Amorousness, Ampleness, Analogicalness, Ancientness, Angelicalness, Angriness, Angularness, Anileness, Animalness, Animoseness, Anomalousness, Anonymousness, Answerableness, Anticness, Antiquatedness, Antiquateness, Antiqueness, Anxiousness, Apartness, Apertness, Apetalousness, Apishness, Apocryphalness, Apostolicalness, Apparentness, Appellativeness, Apportionateness, Appreciativeness, Apprehensiveness, Approachableness, Approbativeness, Appropriateness, Aptness, Aqueousness, Arbitrariness, Archness, Ardentness, Arduousness, Arguteness, Aridness, Arrogantness, Artfulness, Articulateness, Artificialness, ARTLESSNESS, Associableness, Assuredness, Attainableness, Audaciousness, Audibleness, Augustness, Austereness, Authenticalness, Authenticness, Availableness, Averseness, Awesomeness, Awfulness, Awlessness, Backhandedness, backwardness, Badness, Baldness, Balefulness, Barbarousness, Barefacedness, Bareness, Barrenness, Baseness, Bashfulness, Bawdiness, Beaminess, Beardlessness, Bearishness, Beastliness, Becomingness, Beeriness, Beggarliness, Beholdingness, Beneficialness, Betterness, Bewilderedness, Bewitchedness, Bigness, Biliousness, Bindingness, Bitterness, Blackness, Blamelessness, Blandness, Blankness, Bleareyedness, Blessedness, Blindness, Blitheness, Bloatedness, Blondness, Bloodiness, Bloomingness, Blueness, Bluffness, Bluntness, Bodiliness, Boisterousness, Boldness, Boniness, Bonniness, Boskiness, Boyishness, Brackishness, Branchiness, Brassiness, Braveness, Brawniness, Brazenness, Breathableness, Breathlessness, Breeziness, Brickleness, Briefness, brightness, Brilliantness, Brininess, Brinishness, Briskness, Bristliness, Brittleness, Broadness, Brokenness, Brotelness, Brotherliness, Brownness, Brushiness, Brusqueness, Bruteness, Budgeness, Bugginess, Bulkiness, Bumptiousness, Bunchiness, Burliness, Bushiness, Business, Butcherliness, Calcareousness, Calmness, Candidness, Canniness, Canonicalness, Canorousness, Capableness, Capaciousness, Capillariness, Capitalness, Captiousness, Carefulness, Carelessness, Carnal-mindedness, Casualness, Categoricalness, Catholicness, Causelessness, Causticness, Cautiousness, Cavalierness, Ceremonialness, Ceremoniousness, Certainness, Chalkiness, Championness, Changeableness, Chargeableness, Chariness, Charitableness, Chasteness, Chattiness, Cheapness, Cheatableness, Cheerfulness, Cheeriness, Cheerisness, Cheesiness, Childishness, Childlessness, Childness, Chilliness, Chillness, Choiceness, Chopness, Christianness, Chubbedness, Chuffiness, Churchliness, Churlishness, Circumspectness, Clamminess, Cleanliness, Cleanness, Clearedness, Clearness, Clear-sightedness, Clerkliness, Cleverness, Clogginess, Closeness, Cloudiness, Clownishness, Clumsiness, Coarseness, Cognateness, Coldness, Collateralness, Collectedness, Collectiveness, Combativeness, Combustibleness, Comeliness, Comfortableness, Commensurateness, Commodiousness, Commonness, Commonplaceness, Communicativeness, Commutableness, Compactedness, Compactness, Compassionateness, Compatibleness, Compendiousness, Completeness, Complexedness, Complexness, Complicateness, Comprehensibleness, Comprehensiveness, Compressibleness, Concaveness, Conceitedness, Concentrativeness, Conciseness, Conclusiveness, Concreteness, Concupiscibleness, Concurrentness, Condignness, Conducibleness, Conduciveness, Confidentness, Confirmedness, Conformableness, Confoundedness, Confusedness, Congealedness, Congenialness, Conicalness, Conjointness, Conjunctiveness, Connaturalness, Conscientiousness, Conscionableness, Consciousness, Consecutiveness, Consequentialness, Conservativeness, Considerableness, Consonantness, Constructiveness, Consumptiveness, Contagiousness, Contemplativeness, Contemporariness, Contemptibleness, Contemptuousness, Contingentness, Contractedness, Contractibleness, Contradictoriness, Contrariness, Contriteness, Controllableness, Conversableness, Convertibleness, Convexedness, Convexness, Convincingness, Coolness, Coordinateness, Copiousness, Cordialness, Corkiness, Corporealness, Correctness, Correlativeness, Corrigibleness, Corrosibleness, Corruptness, Costiveness, Costliness, Courageousness, Courteousness, Courtliness, Covertness, Covetiveness, Covetousness, Cowardliness, Coyness, Coziness, Cradgedness, Craftiness, Cragginess, Crankiness, Crankness, Crassness, Crazedness, Craziness, Creaminess, Creativeness, Credibleness, Creditableness. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-e-h-i-n-s-s-s-v" | |
-1 letter: headinesses, heavinesses. | |
-2 letters: avidnesses. | |
-3 letters: adhesives, evanished, evanishes, headiness, heaviness, seediness, shadiness. | |
-4 letters: adhesive, advisees, aniseeds, ashiness, avidness, dasheens, devisees, diseases, dissaves, easiness, hessians, seasides, shandies, sheenies, sneeshes, vanished, vanishes, vinasses. | |
-5 letters: advisee, advises, aniseed, avenses, dasheen, dassies, deashes, deveins, devisee, devises, disease, dissave, endives, evanish, havened, heavens, heavies, hessian, invades, sadness, sandhis, sanseis, savines, seaside, shavies, sheaved, sheaves, sheened, sheenie, sheeves, snashes, vahines, vendees, vinasse. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-e-h-i-n-s-s-s-v" | |
+2 letters: adhesivenesses. | |
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HTML Code (1990) (references)A d h e s i v e n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0064 0068 0065 0073 0069 0076 0065 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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