agglutinative

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US/əˈɡluːtɪnətɪv/US[əˈɡɫut̚nəɾɪv]

adjective

Sticky, tacky, adhesive.

Similar
claggytenaciousadherentadhesiveclidgyclingsomeclingypuggy
OriginEnglish agglutinate ← Latin agglūtinātu ← Proto-Italic *gloiten →
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Meanings

adjectiveagglutinative (comparative more agglutinative, superlative most agglutinative)

comparative more agglutinative · superlative most agglutinative

  1. Sticky, tacky, adhesive.

    Synonyms: claggy, tenacious, adherent, adhesive, claggy, clidgy, clingsome, clingy

  2. grammarHaving words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning.
nounagglutinative (plural agglutinatives)

plural agglutinatives

  1. A sticky material; an adhesive.
  2. grammarA word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSticky, tacky, adhesive.

Similar
claggytenaciousadherentadhesiveclaggyclidgyclingsomeclingypuggystickablestickytenacious

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveforming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning

Similar
polysyntheticsynthetic

adjectiveunited as if by glue

Similar
agglutinateadhesive
Also see
adhesiveagglutinateclaggypolysyntheticsynthetic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  7. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  8. Latinglūten
  9. Latinglūtinō
  10. Latinagglūtinō
  11. Latinagglūtinātu
  12. Englishagglutinate
  13. Englishagglutinative

From agglutinate + -ive.

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Translations

Arabic إِلْصَاقِيّ
  • إِلْصَاقِيّ (ʔilṣāqiyy)having words derived by combining parts
Bulgarian лепкав, леплив
  • лепкав (lepkav)sticky
  • леплив (lepliv)sticky
  • аглутативен (aglutativen)having words derived by combining parts
Czech aglutinační, přikližující
  • aglutinačníhaving words derived by combining parts
  • přikližujícíhaving words derived by combining parts
Dutch agglutinerend, agglutinerend
  • agglutinerendsticky
  • agglutinerendhaving words derived by combining parts
Finnish tahmea, tahmainen
  • tahmeasticky
  • tahmainensticky
  • agglutinatiivinenhaving words derived by combining parts
French agglutinant, agglutinant
  • agglutinantsticky
  • agglutinanthaving words derived by combining parts
German agglutinierend
  • agglutinierendhaving words derived by combining parts
Hungarian agglutináló
  • agglutinálóhaving words derived by combining parts
Japanese 膠着
  • 膠着having words derived by combining parts
Polish aglutynacyjny
  • aglutynacyjnyhaving words derived by combining parts
Portuguese grudento, adesivo
  • grudentosticky
  • adesivosticky
  • aglutinativohaving words derived by combining parts
Russian ли́пкий, кле́йкий
  • ли́пкий (lípkij)sticky
  • кле́йкий (kléjkij)sticky
  • агглютинати́вный (aggljutinatívnyj)having words derived by combining parts
Spanish aglutinante
  • aglutinantehaving words derived by combining parts
Swedish agglutinerande
  • agglutinerandehaving words derived by combining parts
Tagalog mapaglapi-lapi
  • mapaglapi-lapihaving words derived by combining parts
Turkish bitişken, eklemeli
  • bitişkenhaving words derived by combining parts
  • eklemelihaving words derived by combining parts
Vietnamese chắp dính
  • chắp dínhhaving words derived by combining parts
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