adhesiveness

noun

Definition of adhesivenessnext
as in cohesiveness

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for adhesiveness
  1. cohesiveness
  2. tenacity
  3. cohesion
  4. attachment
  5. agglutination
Noun
  • Despite the high stakes, there’s been no spark or cohesiveness in France’s attack, which has oddly looked devoid of ideas and inspiration.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • The Sixers are closer to New York on paper but will lack the cohesiveness the Knicks have built.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of cohesiveness
Noun
  • An example of the 30-year-old’s tenacity is shown below, during the 3-0 round of 32 win against Austria.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Thwarted by England’s tenacity and gregariousness, the twinkle-toed talisman and his team were staring down the barrel of a World Cup exit.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of tenacity
Noun
  • Together the two entities work in cohesion to make sure sports are running smoothly throughout the city of Los Angeles.
    — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 14 July 2026
  • The lack of cohesion was clear at times against a Japan lineup that was coming off a 27-10 win over Italy last week and pushed Ireland from the start.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of cohesion
Noun
  • Use tools like dusters, microfiber cloths, or vacuum attachments for quick and easy cleaning.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • There’s also an impressive discount on this Wavytalk hair drying system that comes with different attachments to help style your hair into the salon-quality blowout of your dreams.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of attachment
Noun
  • If the patient is already infected with Proteus, then the same agglutination will occur when the Weil-Felix test is administered, and the patient will naturally test positive.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Definition of agglutination
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

adhesive
adhesiveness
adhesives
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Adhesiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhesiveness. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 24

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
chain-question-mark
Missing Link Quiz July 2026 Five seconds to figure out the word that fits bot...
See All