Gumminess — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being cohesive and sticky

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌmɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌmɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌmɪnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌmɪnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tackiness viscidness glueyness cohesiveness viscidity ropiness gluiness

Word Forms

gluey	adjective	having the sticky properties of an adhesive
gummy	adjective	having the sticky properties of an adhesive
tacky	adjective	(of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
ropy	adjective	forming viscous or glutinous threads
viscid	adjective	having the sticky properties of an adhesive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gummiartig

die Eigenschaft, kohäsiv und klebrig zu sein

🇫🇷French

gommeux

la propriété d'être cohésif et collant

🇪🇸Spanish

gomosidad

la propiedad de ser cohesivo y pegajoso

🇮🇹Italian

gommosità

la proprietà di essere coeso e appiccicoso

🇳🇱Dutch

gomachtigheid

de eigenschap samenhangend en plakkerig te zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

gomosidade

a propriedade de ser coeso e pegajoso

🇷🇺Russian

липкость

свойство быть связным и липким

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिपचिपापन

एकजुट और चिपचिपा होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

আঠা

সমন্বিত এবং আঠালো হওয়ার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Telugu

జిగురు

పొందికగా మరియు జిగటగా ఉండే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

चिकटपणा

एकसंध आणि चिकट असण्याचा गुणधर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીકણુંપણું

સુસંગત અને સ્ટીકી હોવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಸಡುತನ

ಒಗ್ಗೂಡಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಜಿಗುಟಾದ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੱਕੜ

ਇਕਸੁਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਟਿੱਕੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چپچپا پن

ہم آہنگ اور چپچپا ہونے کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粘性

具有内聚性和粘性的特性

🇯🇵Japanese

粘着性

凝集性と粘着性があるという性質

🇰🇷Korean

끈적임

응집력이 있고 끈끈한 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ dẻo

tính chất kết dính và dính

🇹🇭Thai

ความเหนียว

คุณสมบัติเหนียวเหนียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat kenyal

sifat kohesif dan lengket

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللثة

خاصية كونها متماسكة ولزجة

🇮🇷Persian

لثه

خاصیت منسجم و چسبناک بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

yapışkanlık

yapışkan ve yapışkan olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

גומי

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