cohesive

[koh-hee-siv]

adjective

1. characterized by or causing cohesion.

   a cohesive agent.

2. cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified.

   a cohesive organization.

3. Physics.,  of or relating to the molecular force within a body or substance acting to unite its parts.

Other Word Forms

• cohesively adverb
• cohesiveness noun
• noncohesive adjective
• uncohesive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cohesive¹

First recorded in 1720–30; cohes(ion) + -ive

Example Sentences

The Conservative leader said the UK had "taken for granted the fact that we have been a fairly cohesive society" but warned "things are fragmenting".

From BBC

"If you see two people together, you want your overall vibe to match, or at least flow cohesively."

From BBC

It was more a matter of creating a space where both of us could be fully ourselves, and trusting that something cohesive would emerge from that.

From Los Angeles Times

But instead, the judge said, she had been "composed enough to tell persuasive and cohesive lies about what had happened".

From BBC

Throughout, Flournoy’s gift for weaving multiple personalities into a cohesive whole is on fine display.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• close-knit 
• united