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cohesiveness

noun

The state of being cohesive; cohesion.

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coherence coherency cohesion glueyness gluiness gumminess tackiness ropiness

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Meanings

nouncohesiveness (usually uncountable, plural cohesivenesses)

plural cohesivenesses

uncountableusuallyThe state of being cohesive; cohesion.
Slangs are used consciously, or they quite naturally establish and reinforce social identity or cohesiveness within a group or with a trend or fashion in society.
2021 September 3, Charudutta Panigrahi, “The Intimacy Of Slangs”, in Odisha News, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe state of cohering or sticking together

Similar

coherence coherency cohesion

Broader

connection link connectedness

nounthe property of being cohesive and sticky

Similar

glueyness gluiness gumminess tackiness ropiness viscidity viscidness

Broader

viscosity viscousness

Also see

coherence coherency cohesion glueyness gumminess ropiness tackiness tenacity viscidity viscidness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cohesive + -ness.

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Cite this entry

APA

cohesiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohesiveness

MLA

“cohesiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohesiveness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cohesiveness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohesiveness.

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