glutinous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɡlutənəs/ UK /ˈɡluːtɪnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
sticky like glue in texture

The rice cooked into a glutinous, clinging mass.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · sticky like glue in texture stickyglueygummyviscous adhesive tacky

Opposites

drynonstickyslippery

Word family

Derived forms glutinouslyglutinousness

Related forms glutenglue

Etymology

From Latin glutinosus ('gluey, sticky'), from gluten ('glue').

glutinosus Latin gluten Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# glutinous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡlutənəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡluːtɪnəs/

## Meanings
1. sticky like glue in texture

## Examples
- The rice cooked into a glutinous, clinging mass.

## Synonyms
- sticky
- gluey
- gummy
- viscous
- adhesive
- tacky

## Antonyms
- dry
- nonsticky
- slippery

## Derived Forms
- glutinously
- glutinousness

## Related Forms
- gluten
- glue

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: glutinosus
- Root: gluten

## Etymology
From Latin glutinosus ('gluey, sticky'), from gluten ('glue').

## AI Etymology
Glutinous comes from Latin glutinosus ('gluey, sticky'), from gluten ('glue'). The development is chiefly a borrowing or learned continuation, carrying an older form and meaning into English rather than building the word from a purely native base. In present use, it is used as an adjective meaning "sticky like glue in texture", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes derivatives such as glutinously and glutinousness and related forms such as gluten and glue, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Latin glutinosus and Latin gluten, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood is marked by sticky, gluey, gummy, and viscous on one side and contrasts such as dry, nonsticky, and slippery on the other, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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