cohesive

American  

[koh-hee-siv] / koʊˈhi sɪv /

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.

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of cohesive

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

Example Sentences

They joined a long-established Jewish community that helped shape our modern, socially cohesive nation.

From The Wall Street Journal

By virtue of owning the conclusion, and it’s a moving one, McHale brings order to the whole; given the scattered process, and the changes between and within each section, it feels remarkably cohesive and intentional.

From Los Angeles Times

“Strasbourg 82” displays how he shaped a cohesive whole from the voices of musicians mostly decades his junior, and how he nurtured future stars including, here, Mr. Blanchard and alto saxophonist Donald Harrison.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he was there as a spirit guide for these two things to come together in such a clear and cohesive and harmonious way.

From Los Angeles Times

It is hard for governments and companies to respond to such disguised measures effectively and cohesively.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• close-knit
• united