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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ədˈhiː.sɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ədˈhi.sɪv/ [Canada, General-American], /ædˈhi.sɪv/ [Canada, General-American], /ədˈhiː.sɪv/ [Australia], /ədˈhiː.səv/ [New-Zealand] Audio: En-us-adhesive.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-adhesive.wav [Texas] Forms: more adhesive [comparative], most adhesive [superlative], adhæsive [alternative, obsolete]
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  1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. Synonyms (sticky): claggy Translations (sticky): ле́пкав (lépkav) (Bulgarian), лепли́в (leplív) (Bulgarian), adhesiu (Catalan), adhesief (Dutch), gluebla (Esperanto), tarttuva (Finnish), kiinnittyvä (Finnish), adhesiivinen (Finnish), adhésif (French), collant (French), adhesivo (Galician), klebend (German), adhäsiv (German), adhesif (Indonesian), greamaitheach (Irish), adhaesivus (Latin), lipnus (Lithuanian), یاپشقان (yapışkan) (Ottoman Turkish), چَسبان (časbân) (Persian), adesivo (Portuguese), кле́йкий (kléjkij) (Russian), ли́пкий (lípkij) (Russian), leanmhainn (Scottish Gaelic), leanailteach (Scottish Gaelic), самолепљив [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), samolepljiv [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), adhesivo (Spanish), vidhäftande (Swedish), adlynol (Welsh)
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  2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Translations (clinging): adhesiu (Catalan), tarttuva (Finnish), kiinnittyvä (Finnish), adhesiivinen (Finnish), klebrig (German), aderente (Portuguese), leanmhainn (Scottish Gaelic), leanailteach (Scottish Gaelic), adhesivo (Spanish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tenacious, adherent, adhesive, agglutinative, clidgy, clingsome, clingy, puggy [Australia, New-Zealand], stickable, sticky Related terms: adhere, adherence, adherent, coherent, inherent

Noun [English]

IPA: /ədˈhiː.sɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ədˈhi.sɪv/ [Canada, General-American], /ædˈhi.sɪv/ [Canada, General-American], /ədˈhiː.sɪv/ [Australia], /ədˈhiː.səv/ [New-Zealand] Audio: En-us-adhesive.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-adhesive.wav [Texas] Forms: adhesives [plural], adhæsive [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor. French adhésifder. English adhesive From French adhésif, from Medieval Latin adhaesivus, from adhaereō (supine adhaesum); see adhere. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:der|fr:adhésif|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor. French adhésifder. English adhesive [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "at", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂éd", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ad-", "gloss" : "to, towards, at", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "stick", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "haereō", "gloss" : "cleave, cling", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "adhaereō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-iHwós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-wós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "adhaesivus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "adhésif", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "adhesive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="adhesive">, {{der|en|fr|adhésif}} French adhésif, {{der|en|la-med|adhaesivus}} Medieval Latin adhaesivus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} adhesive (countable and uncountable, plural adhesives)
  1. a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (substance that provides or promotes adhesion): клей (kljej) (Belarusian), лепи́ло (lepílo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), тутка́л (tutkál) [masculine] (Bulgarian), adhesiu [masculine] (Catalan), 黏合劑 /黏合剂 (niánhéjì) (Chinese Mandarin), sidosaine (Finnish), liima (Finnish), sideaine (Finnish), adhésif [masculine] (French), adesivo [masculine] (Galician), engrudo [masculine] (Galician), cola [feminine] (Galician), Klebstoff [masculine] (German), Kleber [masculine] (German), Leim [masculine] (German), ábhar greamaitheach [masculine] (Irish), greamachán [masculine] (Irish), adesivo [masculine] (Italian), 接着剤 (setchakuzai) (alt: せっちゃくざい) (Japanese), желім (jelim) (Kazakh), 접착제 (jeopchakje) (alt: 接着劑) (Korean), adhaesivus [masculine] (Latin), adesivo [masculine] (Portuguese), клей (klej) [masculine] (Russian), adhesivo [masculine] (Spanish), klister [neuter] (Swedish), клей (klej) [masculine] (Ukrainian), adlyn [masculine] (Welsh)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adesivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "klej",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "клей"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adhesivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "klister"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "klej",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "клей"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adlyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adhesive"
}

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