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glutinous

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡluːtɪnəs/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Glue-like, sticky, viscid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of the nature of gluten.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Containing gluten.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having the sticky properties of an adhesive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gluey, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin glūtinōsus. By surface analysis, gluten + -ous.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лепкав (lepkav) — glue-like
  • Bulgarian: леплив (lepliv) — glue-like
  • Chinese Mandarin: 粘稠的 (niánchóu de) — glue-like
  • Chinese Mandarin: 膠質的 /胶质的 (jiāozhì de) — glue-like
  • Chinese Mandarin: 粘性的 (niánxìng de) — glue-like
  • Finnish: tahmea — glue-like
  • Finnish: tarrautuva — glue-like
  • Finnish: puuroutuva — glue-like
  • French: glutineux — glue-like
  • Galician: pegañento — glue-like
  • German: klebrig — glue-like
  • Greek: κολλώδης (kollódis) — glue-like
  • Italian: glutinoso — glue-like
  • Kannada: ಜಿಗಟಾದ (jigaṭāda) — glue-like
  • Kannada: ಅಂಟಾದ (aṇṭāda) — glue-like
  • Kannada: ಅಂಟಂಟಾದ (aṇṭaṇṭāda) — glue-like
  • Kannada: ಅಂಟುವ (aṇṭuva) — glue-like
  • Latin: viscidus — glue-like
  • Russian: кле́йкий (kléjkij) — glue-like
  • Russian: ли́пкий (lípkij) — glue-like
  • Spanish: glutinoso — glue-like
  • Spanish: masacotudo — glue-like
  • Spanish: mazacotudo — glue-like
  • Spanish: masacote — glue-like
  • Spanish: mazacote — glue-like
  • Tagalog: malagkit — glue-like
  • Tagalog: maligat — glue-like
  • Ottoman Turkish: یاپشقان (yapışkan) — glue-like
  • Vietnamese: dính — glue-like
  • Bulgarian: глутенов (glutenov) — of the nature of gluten
  • Chinese Mandarin: 麩質性的 /麸质性的 (fūzhìxìng de) — of the nature of gluten
  • Chinese Mandarin: 含麩質的 /含麸质的 (hán fūzhì de) — of the nature of gluten
  • Finnish: gluteenin kaltainen — of the nature of gluten
  • French: glutineux — of the nature of gluten
  • Bulgarian: глутенов (glutenov) — containing gluten
  • Chinese Mandarin: 含有麩質的 /含有麸质的 (hányǒu fūzhì de) — containing gluten
  • Chinese Mandarin: 含麩質的 /含麸质的 (hán fūzhì de) — containing gluten
  • Finnish: gluteenia sisältävä — containing gluten
  • French: glutineux — containing gluten