adhesiveness

noun

Definition of adhesivenessnext
as in cohesiveness

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  1. tenacity
  2. cohesion
  3. agglutination
  4. attachment
Noun
  • More Than Grit Yes, the Lions have grit, but what makes this team so special is its tenacity.
    John Baldoni, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • For maybe an eight-minute stretch of that quarter, the Nuggets were making their rotations with tenacity, and a 16-point deficit evaporated.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of tenacity
Noun
  • Ukrainian resistance would not have lasted this long without NATO support, making NATO cohesion vital to Ukraine’s future.
    Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • There’s more cohesion on the floor and a firm emphasis on playing free.
    Shane Young, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of cohesion
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
  • Some of these agglutinations have a satisfying outlandishness about them: That smooching pair, for example, are wearing huge masks from the Bamana people of West Africa on their heads.
    JASON FARAGO, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
Definition of agglutination
Noun
  • Many scams include links to malicious websites or attachments that have hidden malware embedded in them.
    Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • This erratic behavior is often rooted in attachment styles.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of attachment
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