adherence

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ədˈhɪrəns/ UK /ədˈhɪərəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
steady attachment to a rule, belief, or cause

Strict adherence to the schedule kept the project on track.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · steady attachment to a... compliance conformity attachment fidelity allegiance observance

Opposites

defiance disobedience departure

Word family

Related forms adhere adherent adhesion adhesive

Etymology

From Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhaerentia, from adhaerere ('to stick to'), from ad- ('to') + haerere ('to stick'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰeh₁i- ('to stick').

adhaerere Latin haerere Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# adherence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ədˈhɪrəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ədˈhɪərəns/

## Meanings
1. steady attachment to a rule, belief, or cause

## Examples
- Strict adherence to the schedule kept the project on track.

## Synonyms
- compliance
- conformity
- attachment
- fidelity
- allegiance
- observance

## Antonyms
- defiance
- disobedience
- departure

## Related Forms
- adhere
- adherent
- adhesion
- adhesive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: adhaerere
- Root: haerere

## Etymology
From Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhaerentia, from adhaerere ('to stick to'), from ad- ('to') + haerere ('to stick'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰeh₁i- ('to stick').

## AI Etymology
Adherence is from Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhaerentia, from adhaerere ('to stick to'), from ad- ('to') + haerere ('to stick'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰeh₁i- ('to stick'). Important recorded forms include adhaerere (Latin) and haerere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers steady attachment to a rule, belief, or cause. The wider family includes related words such as adhere, adherent, adhesion, and adhesive.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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