cohesive

[ koh-hee-siv ]

/ koʊˈhi sɪv /

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.

Nearby words

Origin of cohesive

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

Related forms

co·he·sive·ly, adverbco·he·sive·ness, nounnon·co·he·sive, adjectivenon·co·he·sive·ly, adverb

non·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

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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It was a crowd with every evidence of cohesiveness except that of companionship.
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In her own hall bedroom coziness had been carried close to cohesiveness.
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His mind could not clarify itself; it had no cohesiveness of purpose or of emotion at this particular juncture.
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I never saw such pastry, anything like the toughness and cohesiveness of it; the chicken was not seasoned well, either.
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For the student there is a fascination in the cohesiveness of these dramas.
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British Dictionary definitions for cohesiveness

cohesive

/ (kəʊˈhiːsɪv) /

adjective

characterized by or causing cohesion

tending to cohere or stick together

Derived Formscohesively, adverbcohesiveness, noun

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