clamminessn.
/ˈklamɪnɪs/ Clammy state or quality; sticky dampness, viscosity, adhesiveness, tenacity.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > viscosity > [noun]
thicknessc1000
gleiminessa1398
gleimingness1398
glutinosityc1400
viscositya1425
threadinessc1425
gleimousnessc1440
clamminess1528
clammishness1528
yolkiness1528
toughness1574
viscousness1594
gumminess1600
gluishness1608
glueyness1611
viscidity1611
gummosity1651
tenaciousness1658
viscuousness1658
glutinousnessa1661
plasteriness1660
ropishness1662
snivelliness1662
ropiness1663
gummousness1666
stickiness1689
clam1694
viscidness1710
glairiness1866
treacliness1884
slabness1892
yuckiness1982
1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. O iij Theyr [fishes'] clammynes, grossenes, and coldnes, maye be taken away with certaine sauces.
1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 60 Wheate..hath also a certaine clammines and stopping qualitie.
1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. vi. 101 That will spoil the clamminess of the Glew.
1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iv. ii. ii. 165 That Clamminess of some Flowers, whereby..they stick to our Fingers.
1842 J. Stevenson in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1870) I. Ps. xxii. 15 Clamminess of the mouth..had already seized him.
1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. ii. 188 Clamminess is a distinct sensation arising from the adhesion of a substance to the skin.
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