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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kəʊˈhiː.sɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /koʊˈhiː.sɪv/ [Canada, General-American], /kəʉˈhiː.sɪv/ [General-Australian], [kəʉˈhɪi.sɪv] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cohesive.wav , En-us-cohesive.ogg Forms: more cohesive [comparative], most cohesive [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaereō, + -ive. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cohaesus}} Latin cohaesus, {{suffix|en||ive}} + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} cohesive (comparative more cohesive, superlative most cohesive)
  1. Having cohesion. Synonyms: coherent, cohesive, consociated, corporate, tenacious, unified, united Hyponyms: inextricable, infrangible, inseparable, undivided, unseparated, unsessile, close-knit, solid [slang], tight-knit Derived forms: cohesive energy, cohesively, cohesiveness, cohesivity, discohesive, dyscohesive, incohesive, noncohesive, uncohesive Related terms: adhesive, cohere, coherence, coherent, cohesion Translations (having cohesion): свързващ (svǎrzvašt) (Bulgarian), зацепващ (zacepvašt) (Bulgarian), cohesiu (Catalan), soudržný (Czech), kohera (Esperanto), yhdistävä (Finnish), zusammenhängend (German), συνεκτικός (synektikós) [masculine] (Greek), kohesif (Indonesian), coeso (Italian), jeleket (Malay), kohesif (Malay), co-ghreimmagh (Manx), co-haait (Manx), lhiantynagh (Manx), منسجم (monsajem) (Persian), coeso (Portuguese), coerent (Romanian), coeziv (Romanian), свя́занный (svjázannyj) (Russian), сплочённый (spločónnyj) (english: close-knit) (Russian), cohesivo (Spanish), sammanhängande (Swedish), bağlı (Turkish), yapışık (Turkish), yapışkan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cohesive-en-adj-nWHKN3XW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 36 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 38 25 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 23 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 24 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cohæsive [obsolete, rare]

Noun [English]

IPA: /kəʊˈhiː.sɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /koʊˈhiː.sɪv/ [Canada, General-American], /kəʉˈhiː.sɪv/ [General-Australian], [kəʉˈhɪi.sɪv] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cohesive.wav , En-us-cohesive.ogg Forms: cohesives [plural]
Etymology: From Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaereō, + -ive. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cohaesus}} Latin cohaesus, {{suffix|en||ive}} + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} cohesive (plural cohesives)
  1. A substance that provides cohesion
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  2. (linguistics) A device used to establish cohesion within a text Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-cohesive-en-noun-ebZJFa7S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 36 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 38 25 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 23 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 26 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 32 23 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 31 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 29 23 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 21 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 33 25 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 31 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 31 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 31 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 31 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 20 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 31 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 23 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 31 22 47 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cohæsive [obsolete, rare] Derived forms: cohesive device

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "“It was presented as a cohesive worldview that you could maintain if you studied the Bible,” she told me. “Part of that was that climate change isn’t real, that evolution is a myth made up by scientists who hate God, and capitalism is God’s ideal for society.”",
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