'Cohesive' definitions:
Definition of 'cohesive'
From: WordNet
adjective
Causing cohesion; "a cohesive agent"
adjective
Cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated; "a cohesive organization"
Definition of 'Cohesive'
From: GCIDE
- Cohesive \Co*he"sive\, a.
- 1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay. [1913 Webster]
- Cohesive attraction. See under Attraction. -- {Co*he"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Co*he"sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cohesive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adhering,
- agglutinate,
- cartilaginous,
- chewy,
- cleaving,
- clinging,
- coherent,
- cohering,
- coriaceous,
- durable,
- fibrous,
- gristly,
- hard,
- hardy,
- holding together,
- impartible,
- indiscerptible,
- indissoluble,
- indissolvable,
- indivisible,
- infrangible,
- infusible,
- inseparable,
- insoluble,
- lasting,
- leatherlike,
- leathery,
- resistant,
- ropy,
- sinewy,
- sticking,
- stiff,
- stringy,
- strong,
- stubborn,
- stuck,
- tenacious,
- tough,
- tough as leather,
- undividable,
- unified,
- untiring,
- vigorous,
- viscid,
- wiry