clinginessn.
/ˈklɪŋɪnɪs/ The quality of being clingy or adhesive.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun] > cohesiveness
toughnessc1440
tenacity1555
retinence1642
tenaciousness1658
cohesiveness1727
clinginess1775
cohesibility1826
retentiveness1879
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [noun] > adhesion > adhesive quality
stickiness1689
adhesiveness1721
stick1853
tack1876
tackiness1883
clinginess1899
1775 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 16 Jan. (1778) The clingyness of the soil.
1794 T. Davis Gen. View Agric. Wilts. 91 The ‘clinginess’ of the Wiltshire white lands.
1899 Daily News 28 Jan. 6/4 The tightness and clinginess of ultra-fashionable dresses.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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