adhesionless

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adjective

Lacking adhesion

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English adhesion →
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Meanings

adjectiveadhesionless (comparative more adhesionless, superlative most adhesionless)

comparative more adhesionless · superlative most adhesionless

  1. Lacking adhesion

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Latinhaereō
  6. Latinadhaereō
  7. Latinadhaesiōnem
  8. Frenchadhésion
  9. Englishadhesion
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  12. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  13. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  14. Englishadhesionless

From adhesion + -less.

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Translations

Finnish tarttumaton
  • tarttumatonTranslations
German adhäsionslos
  • adhäsionslosTranslations
Polish bez adhezji
  • bez adhezjiTranslations
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APA

adhesionless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhesionless

MLA

“adhesionless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhesionless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adhesionless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhesionless.

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