See stickiness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "property of sticking or adhering",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aderenza"
},
{
"alt": "ねばねば, ネバネバ, nebaneba",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "property of sticking or adhering",
"word": "粘粘"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "property of sticking or adhering",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lepkość"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "property of sticking or adhering",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kleistość"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "property of sticking or adhering",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "czepliwość"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "property of sticking or adhering",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "przylepność"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "property of sticking or adhering",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "viscosidad"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "property of sticking or adhering",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "adherencia"
}
],
"word": "stickiness"
}
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