adhesive C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances US /ədˈhiːsɪv/ UK /ədˈhiːsɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a substance used to stick objects together; sticky A strong adhesive held the broken vase together. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a substance used to stick... gluecementpastestickygummedtacky ↔ Opposites nonadhesiveslippery Word family Derived forms adhesivelyadhesiveness Related forms adhereadhesionadherent Etymology AI details From French adhésif, from Latin adhaesum, supine of adhaerere ('to stick to'), from ad- ('to') + haerere ('to stick'). adhaerere Latin haerere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # adhesive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ədˈhiːsɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ədˈhiːsɪv/ ## Meanings 1. a substance used to stick objects together; sticky ## Examples - A strong adhesive held the broken vase together. ## Synonyms - glue - cement - paste - sticky - gummed - tacky ## Antonyms - nonadhesive - slippery ## Derived Forms - adhesively - adhesiveness ## Related Forms - adhere - adhesion - adherent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: adhaerere - Root: haerere ## Etymology From French adhésif, from Latin adhaesum, supine of adhaerere ('to stick to'), from ad- ('to') + haerere ('to stick'). ## AI Etymology Adhesive is from French adhésif, from Latin adhaesum, supine of adhaerere ('to stick to'), from ad- ('to') + haerere ('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 a substance used to stick objects together; sticky. The wider family includes derived forms such as adhesively and adhesiveness and related words such as adhere, adhesion, and adherent. ## Topics - Materials & Substances - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown