cohesiveness

American  

[koh-hee-siv-nis] / koʊˈhi sɪv nɪs /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• noncohesiveness
  noun
• uncohesiveness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of cohesiveness

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

Example Sentences

He valued players who had built cohesiveness skating together at last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off, confident they could coalesce into a whole greater than the sum of their parts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

"It was a very wise move and it will improve the cohesiveness of the festival by not having her there," he told the Adelaide Advertiser after her removal.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

They committed 12 turnovers that became 19 points for the Celtics, and they couldn’t come close to matching Boston’s consistency, cohesiveness or quality depth.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2023

The cohesiveness and vision of a Studio Ghibli film’s animation is one of its greatest strengths.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023

I want us to have that cohesiveness, that unified spirit.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger