adj
Meaning 1
Having a high viscosity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: viscous
Antonyms: inviscid
Standard Lemma guide
viscid
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/ˈvɪsɪd/
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adj
Meaning 2
Sticky, slimy, or glutinous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mucilaginous
Antonyms: inviscid
adj
Meaning 3
Covered with a viscid layer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inviscid
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin viscum Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Late Latin viscidus English viscid From Late Latin viscidus, from viscum (“birdlime”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: лепкав (lepkav) — sticky, slimy, or glutinous
- Bulgarian: слузест (sluzest) — sticky, slimy, or glutinous
- Latin: viscidus — sticky, slimy, or glutinous
- Māori: piapia — sticky, slimy, or glutinous
- Polish: lepki — sticky, slimy, or glutinous
- Polish: zawiesisty — sticky, slimy, or glutinous
- Russian: ли́пкий (lípkij) — sticky, slimy, or glutinous
- Russian: кле́йкий (kléjkij) — sticky, slimy, or glutinous