adhesiveness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor. French adhésifder. English adhesive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English adhesiveness From adhesive + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive
For quotations using this term, see Citations:adhesiveness.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adhesivenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bioadhesiveness · cytoadhesiveness · thermoadhesiveness · hyperadhesiveness
Translations (5)
it adesività (the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive) · pt adesividade (the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive) · ro adezivitate (the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive) · pl adhezyjność (the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive) · ga greamaitheacht (the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive)