adhesive
UK/ədˈhiː.sɪv//ədˈhi.sɪv/
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adhesive adjective: sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
Adjective
adhesive (comparative more adhesive, superlative most adhesive)
Noun
adhesive (countable and uncountable, plural adhesives)
adhesive meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
adhesive in Hindi
- adhesive
- लस्सा lassā
adhesive in Tamil
- ஒட்டுப்பசை, பசை, ஒட்டி, ஒட்டுவிப்பி, ஒட்டும் பொருள், ஒட்டு பொருள்
adhesive in Urdu
- چسپندہ, لیس دار, لعاب دار, چیپ, لیس, لعاب
adhesive in Bengali
- আঠাল, আঠাজাত পদার্থ
More languagesFewer languages
- adhesive in Malayalam
- ഒട്ടുന്ന വസ്തു, പശ
- adhesive in Kannada
- ಅಂಟು, ಅಂಟುವ, ಅಂಟಂಟಾದ, ಅಂಟಿಕ
- adhesive in Indonesian
- adhesif
- adhesive in Persian
- چَسبان časbân
Examples of adhesive in a sentence
- The laminate adhesive has very aggressive tack and is hard to move once in place.
- Don't stand around in there breathing the fumes while the adhesive cures.
- The back of the tile was groovy so that it could hold the adhesive compound.
Synonyms of adhesive
Antonyms
Forms of adhesive
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more adhesive |
| superlative | most adhesive |
| alternative form (obsolete) | adhæsive |
| Noun | |
| plural | adhesives |
Origin of adhesive
From French adhésif, from Medieval Latin adhaesivus, from adhaereō (supine adhaesum); see adhere.
Words formed from adhesive
- adhesive bandage
- adhesive capsulitis
- adhesively
- adhesivemeter
- adhesiveness
- adhesive tape
- adhesive trap
- adhesivity
- antiadhesive
- bioadhesive
- coadhesive
- counteradhesive
- cytoadhesive
- denture adhesive
- disadhesive
- hot melt adhesive
- hyperadhesive
- mucoadhesive
- multiadhesive
- nonadhesive
- proadhesive
- readhesive
- self-adhesive
- thermoadhesive
- unadhesive
Phrases with adhesive
Questions about adhesive
- What does adhesive mean?
- Adhesive means sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
- What is adhesive in Hindi?
- Adhesive in Hindi is लस्सा (lassā). See Adhesive meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is adhesive?
- Adhesive can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce adhesive?
- Adhesive is pronounced /ədˈhiː.sɪv/ (UK).
Words near adhesive in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: adhesive (page history and authors); लस्सा (Hindi) (page history and authors); adhesive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); adhesive (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); adhesive (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); adhesive (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); adhesive (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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