COHESIVE

cohesive

(adjective) causing cohesion; “a cohesive agent”

cohesive

(adjective) cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated; “a cohesive organization”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cohesive (comparative more cohesive, superlative most cohesive)

Having cohesion.

Noun

cohesive (plural cohesives)

A substance that provides cohesion

(linguistics) A device used to establish cohesion within a text

Anagrams

• ice shove

Source: Wiktionary


Co*he"sive, a.

1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.

2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay. Cohesive attraction. See under Attraction.

– Co*he"sive*ly, adv.

– Co*he"sive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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