Definition
The quality or state of being gluey; the degree to which something is sticky or adhesive like glue.
Etymology
From 'gluey' plus the abstract noun suffix '-ness,' following the regular English pattern of converting adjectives into nouns describing their quality.
Kelly Says
The 'glueyness' of a substance is actually measurable in labs using viscosity tests, but this everyday word reminds us that many scientific properties have their origins in simple tactile sensations people noticed long before they invented instruments.
Translations
ARالعربية
لزوجة
li-zu-jah
CACatalà
adhesivitat
ah-deh-si-vi-tat
CSČeština
lepkost
lep-kost
DADansk
klæbrighed
klay-bri-ghed
DEDeutsch
Klebrigkeit
klay-bri-g-kait
ELΕλληνικά
κολλητικότητα
kol-li-ti-ko-ti-ta
ESEspañol
pegajosidad
peh-gah-ho-si-dad
FAفارسی
چسبندگی
chab-sin-da-gi
FISuomi
liimaisuus
liima-i-suus
FRFrançais
adhésivité
ah-deh-zee-vee-te
HEעברית
דביקות
da-bi-ku-t
HIहिन्दी
चिपचिपापन
chip-chip-a-pan
HUMagyar
ragasztósága
ra-gasz-to-sa-ga
IDBahasa Indonesia
kenyalan
ken-ya-lan
ITItaliano
appiccicabilità
ap-pi-chi-cha-bi-li-ta
KKKK
клейкость
kley-kos-t
KO한국어
접착성
jeop-chak-seong
MSBahasa Melayu
kenyalan
ken-ya-lan
NLNederlands
lijmheid
leem-heid
NONorsk
klibbighet
klib-big-het
PLPolski
kleistość
kley-sto-sht
PTPortuguês
aderência
ah-deh-ren-sa
RORomână
aderență
ah-deh-ren-tsa
RUРусский
клейкость
kley-kos-t
SVSvenska
klibbighet
klib-big-het
SWKiswahili
kuwata
koo-wa-ta
TAதமிழ்
பேசும்பொருள்
paesumporul
THไทย
ความเหนียว
kwan-ne-ow
TLTL
paki-paki
pa-ki-pa-ki
TRTürkçe
yapışkanlık
ya-pis-kan-lik
UKУкраїнська
клейкість
kley-skost
VITiếng Việt
độ dính
doh-dinh
ZUZU
isiphuthu
ee-si-foo-too