cohesive

[ koh-hee-siv ]

/ koʊˈhi sɪv /

characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.

cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified: a cohesive organization.

Physics. of or relating to the molecular force within a body or substance acting to unite its parts.

Origin of cohesive

First recorded in 1720–30; cohes(ion) + -ive

co·he·sive·ly, adverb co·he·sive·ness, noun non·co·he·sive, adjective non·co·he·sive·ly, adverb

non·co·he·sive·ness, noun un·co·he·sive, adjective un·co·he·sive·ly, adverb un·co·he·sive·ness, noun

The human body, I realized, is beautiful in its complexity and cohesiveness.

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But often times, suicidal soldiers test rather than confirm the “uniqueness” and “cohesiveness” of a unit.

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It was a crowd with every evidence of cohesiveness except that of companionship.

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In her own hall bedroom coziness had been carried close to cohesiveness.

Strictly Business |O. Henry

His mind could not clarify itself; it had no cohesiveness of purpose or of emotion at this particular juncture.

The Courage of Marge O'Doone |James Oliver Curwood
I never saw such pastry, anything like the toughness and cohesiveness of it; the chicken was not seasoned well, either.

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For the student there is a fascination in the cohesiveness of these dramas.

Egoists |James Huneker

cohesive

/ (kəʊˈhiːsɪv) /

characterized by or causing cohesion

tending to cohere or stick together

cohesively, adverb cohesiveness, noun