adhesion

1 a physical sticking to as if by glue discourages the use of photo albums that keep the pictures in place by adhesion to the pages Synonyms adherence, bonding, cling Related Words agglutination, clumping, cohesion; adhesiveness, attachment, cohesiveness, tenacity; cementing, gluing (also glueing) Antonyms unsticking

2 adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty she has always shown steadfast adhesion to psychiatry's code of ethics Synonyms fidelity, allegiance, attachment, commitment, constancy, dedication, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fastness, fealty, loyalty, piety, steadfastness, trothRelated Words affection, fondness; determination, firmness, resolution; dependability, reliability, trustability, trustiness, trustworthinessNear Antonyms alienation, disaffection, estrangement, separationAntonyms disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, inconstancy, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, treachery, unfaithfulness