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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ædˈhi.sɪv/ [US] Audio: En-us-adhesive.ogg [US] Forms: more adhesive [comparative], most adhesive [superlative]
Etymology: From French adhésif, from Medieval Latin adhaesivus, from adhaereō (supine adhaesum); see adhere. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|adhésif}} French adhésif, {{der|en|ML.|adhaesivus}} Medieval Latin adhaesivus, {{m|la|adhaereō}} adhaereō, {{m|la|adhaesum}} adhaesum, {{m|en|adhere}} adhere Head templates: {{en-adj}} adhesive (comparative more adhesive, superlative most adhesive)
  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), 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 [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), adhesivo (Spanish), vidhäftande (Swedish), adlynol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-adhesive-en-adj-zCUHHW16 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 28 23 Disambiguation of 'sticky': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'sticky': 97 3
  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)
    Sense id: en-adhesive-en-adj-WOXJHkGC Disambiguation of 'clinging': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tenacious, adherent, adhesive, agglutinative, clingsome, clingy, puggy [Australia, New-Zealand], stickable, sticky, adhæsive [obsolete] Related terms: adhere, adherence, adherent, coherent, inherent

Noun [English]

IPA: /ædˈhi.sɪv/ [US] Audio: En-us-adhesive.ogg [US] Forms: adhesives [plural]
Etymology: From French adhésif, from Medieval Latin adhaesivus, from adhaereō (supine adhaesum); see adhere. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|adhésif}} French adhésif, {{der|en|ML.|adhaesivus}} Medieval Latin adhaesivus, {{m|la|adhaereō}} adhaereō, {{m|la|adhaesum}} adhaesum, {{m|en|adhere}} adhere 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 (Chinese Mandarin), 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), 접착제 (jeopchakje) (alt: 接着劑) (Korean), adesivo [masculine] (Portuguese), клей (klej) [masculine] (Russian), adhesivo [masculine] (Spanish), klister [neuter] (Swedish), клей (klej) [masculine] (Ukrainian), adlyn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-adhesive-en-noun-jRhLCzhF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: adhæsive [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "adhæsive"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kljej",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "word": "клей"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lepílo",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "лепи́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tutkál",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тутка́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adhesiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "word": "黏合劑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "niánhéjì",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "word": "黏合剂"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "word": "sidosaine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "word": "liima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "word": "sideaine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adhésif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adesivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "engrudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cola"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Klebstoff"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kleber"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Leim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ábhar greamaitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "greamachán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adesivo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せっちゃくざい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "setchakuzai",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "word": "接着剤"
    },
    {
      "alt": "接着劑",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeopchakje",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "word": "접착제"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adesivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "klej",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "клей"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adhesivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "klister"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "klej",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "клей"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "substance that provides or promotes adhesion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adlyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adhesive"
}

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