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cohesive

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[koh-hee-siv] / koʊˈhi sɪv /

adjective

  1. characterized by or causing cohesion.

    a cohesive agent.

  2. cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified.

    a cohesive organization.

  3. Physics. of or relating to the molecular force within a body or substance acting to unite its parts.

Other Word Forms

  • cohesively adverb
  • cohesiveness noun
  • noncohesive adjective
  • uncohesive adjective

Etymology

Origin of cohesive

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

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