viscous
/ˈvɪs.kəs/
viscous adjective: having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
Adjective
viscous (comparative more viscous, superlative most viscous)
- Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
- […] The flesh [of the mistletoe berry] is sticky, and forms strings and ribbons between my thumb and forefinger. For the mistletoe, this viscous goop – and by the way, viscous comes to English from viscum – is crucial. The stickiness means that, after eating the berries, birds often regurgitate the...2014 December 23, Olivia Judson, “The hemiparasite season [print version: Under the hemiparasite, International New York Times, 24–25 December 2014, page 7]”, in The New York Times, archived from the...
- Synonyms:
- syrupy, viscid, viscose, thickflowing
- Antonyms:
- inviscid
- Of or pertaining to viscosity.
- viscous coefficient
viscous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
viscous in Hindi
- having a thick, sticky consistency
- श्यान śyān
viscous in Tamil
- பாகுநிலையான, பாகுத்தன்மை கொண்ட, கூழ்மைத்தன்மை கொண்ட
viscous in Urdu
- چپچپا, گاڑھا, لزج, لیس دار
viscous in Telugu
- viscous, glutinous, sticky
- బంక baṅka
More languagesFewer languages
- viscous in Malayalam
- കുഴമ്പു രൂപത്തിലുള്ള
- viscous in Kannada
- ದಪ್ಪ, ಎಟ್ಟೆ, ಗಿಜಿ ಗಿಜಿ
- viscous in Punjabi
- ਸੰਘਣਾ saṅghṇā
- viscous in Assamese
- বীজল bizol
- viscous in Nepali
- गाढा gāḍhā
- viscous in Pashto
- ټينګ ṭing
- viscous in Tagalog
- malapuyot
- viscous in Arabic
- لَزِج lazij
- viscous in Malay
- pekat, kental
- viscous in Indonesian
- kental
- viscous in Persian
- لَزِج, چَشبنَاک
- viscous in Vietnamese
- sệt, đặc
- viscous in Myanmar
- ပျစ် pyac
Examples of viscous in a sentence
- A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid.
- The mucus in coryza may vary from runny to viscous.
- Some mudflows are so viscous that they come to a halt in the stream channel.
Synonyms of viscous
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Forms of viscous
| comparative | more viscous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most viscous |
Origin of viscous
First attested in 1605. Borrowed from Middle French visqueux and Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum (“birdlime”). Doublet of viscose.
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Phrases with viscous
Words that rhyme with viscous
Questions about viscous
- What does viscous mean?
- Viscous means having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
- What is viscous in Hindi?
- Viscous in Hindi is श्यान (śyān). See Viscous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is viscous?
- Viscous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce viscous?
- Viscous is pronounced /ˈvɪs.kəs/.
Words near viscous in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: viscous (page history and authors); viscous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); viscous (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); బంక (Telugu) (page history and authors); viscous (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); viscous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸੰਘਣਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); गाढा (Nepali) (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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