cohesive

[koh-hee-siv]

adjective

characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.

cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified: a cohesive organization.

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

Origin of cohesive

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

Related formsco·he·sive·ly, adverbco·he·sive·ness, nounnon·co·he·sive, adjectivenon·co·he·sive·ly, adverbnon·co·he·sive·ness, nounun·co·he·sive, adjectiveun·co·he·sive·ly, adverbun·co·he·sive·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for cohesiveness

Contemporary Examples of cohesiveness

The human body, I realized, is beautiful in its complexity and cohesiveness.
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But often times, suicidal soldiers test rather than confirm the “uniqueness” and “cohesiveness” of a unit.
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Elspeth Reeve
May 11, 2009

Historical Examples of cohesiveness

In her own hall bedroom coziness had been carried close to cohesiveness.
Strictly Business
O. Henry
For the student there is a fascination in the cohesiveness of these dramas.
Egoists
James Huneker
It was a crowd with every evidence of cohesiveness except that of companionship.
The Pacific Triangle
Sydney Greenbie
The epico-lyrical quality of this drama, furthermore, gives it a force and cohesiveness unattainable by either epic or lyric.
Vondel's Lucifer
Joost van den Vondel
I never saw such pastry, anything like the toughness and cohesiveness of it; the chicken was not seasoned well, either.
The Jamesons
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for cohesiveness

cohesive

adjective

characterized by or causing cohesion

tending to cohere or stick together

Derived Formscohesively, adverbcohesiveness, noun

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Word Origin and History for cohesiveness

cohesive

adj.

c.1730 (implied in cohesiveness), from Latin cohaes-, past participle stem of cohaerere (see cohere) + -ive. Related: Cohesively.