Meanings
nounviscidity (countable and uncountable, plural viscidities)
plural viscidities
- countableuncountableThe quality of being viscid.
By heavens, Wynn, there, on the sixth step up, was a bright red patch! I am not squeamish; I cleared four steps at a stride, and stooping down I dipped my finger into the stuff and felt its slippery viscidity against my thumb.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe property of being cohesive and sticky
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinviscum
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Late Latinviscidus
- Englishviscid
- Englishviscidity
Translations
Hungarian nyúlósság
- nyúlósságquality of being viscid
Polish lepkość, zawiesistość
- lepkośćquality of being viscid
- zawiesistośćquality of being viscid
Cite this entry
APA
viscidity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscidity
MLA
“viscidity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscidity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viscidity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscidity.
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