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- [ad-hee-siv, -ziv]
- /ædˈhi sɪv, -zɪv/
- /ədˈhiː.sɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ad-hee-siv, -ziv]
- /ædˈhi sɪv, -zɪv/
Definitions of adhesive word
- variable noun adhesive An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together. 3
- adjective adhesive An adhesive substance is able to stick firmly to something else. 3
- adjective adhesive able or designed to adhere; sticky 3
- adjective adhesive tenacious or clinging 3
- noun adhesive a substance used for sticking objects together, such as glue, cement, or paste 3
- adjective adhesive sticking and not coming loose; clinging 3
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Origin of adhesive
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; adhes(ion) + -ive
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Parts of speech for Adhesive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adhesive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
adhesive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for adhesive
adj adhesive
- gummy — of, resembling, or of the consistency of gum; viscid; mucilaginous.
- sticky — having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
- pasty — of or like paste in consistency, texture, color, etc.
- adherent — An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group.
- holding — an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip: Take hold. Do you have a hold on the rope?
noun adhesive
- glue — a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- paste — copy and paste
- gum — Often, gums. Also called gingiva. the firm, fleshy tissue covering the alveolar parts of either jaw and enveloping the necks of the teeth.
Antonyms for adhesive
adj adhesive
- separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
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