noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being viscid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
viscidity
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/vɪˈsɪdɪti/
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noun
Meaning 2
the property of being cohesive and sticky
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, tackiness, ropiness, viscidness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: viscosity, viscousness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin viscum Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Late Latin viscidus English viscid Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English viscidity From viscid + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: nyúlósság — quality of being viscid
- Polish: lepkość — quality of being viscid
- Polish: zawiesistość — quality of being viscid