adhesiveness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
    adhesion; bond; adherence.
    • the mutual adhesiveness of cells
    • a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion

WordNet


Ad*he"sive*ness noun
Definitions
  1. The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.
  2. (Phren.) Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote social intercourse.

Webster 1913