cohesiveness

[koh-hee-siv-nis]

noun

1. the quality of sticking together, or of causing things to stick together.

   The binding material of the floor mosaic had lost its cohesiveness and many of the pebbles were loose.

2. the quality of being structured or organized in a unified way, with close or strong internal connections between people, ideas, or other elements.

   These four dancers haven't worked with each other for very long, so it’s a challenge to find cohesiveness in their performance.

Other Word Forms

• noncohesiveness noun
• uncohesiveness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cohesiveness¹

cohesive ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )