How do you pronounce adhesive?

The recorded pronunciation is /ədˈhi.sɪv/.

adhesive

/ədˈhi.sɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: ad-he-sive
IPA: /ədˈhi.sɪv/

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Meaning

adj

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

adj

Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.

noun

a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"adhesive material"
"adhesive tape"
"The label wouldn’t stick without strong adhesive."
"They used an adhesive to repair the broken vase."
"The company developed a new kind of waterproof adhesive."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor. French adhésifder. English adhesive From French adhésif, from Medieval Latin adhaesivus, from adhaereō (supine adhaesum); see adhere.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: adhésif, adhaesivus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ədˈhi.sɪv/
British English: /ədˈhiː.sɪv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more adhesive (comparative) most adhesive (superlative) adhæsive (alternative, obsolete) adhesives (plural)

Derived Forms

adhesively adhesivemeter adhesiveness adhesivity antiadhesive bioadhesive coadhesive counteradhesive cytoadhesive disadhesive hyperadhesive mucoadhesive

Phrases

adhesive bandage adhesive capsulitis adhesive tape adhesive trap denture adhesive hot melt adhesive self-adhesive

Frequently Paired Words

adhere adherence adherent coherent inherent

Synonyms

claggy tenacious adherent adhesive agglutinative clidgy clingsome clingy puggy stickable sticky

Antonyms

nonadhesive nonsticking nonsticky slippery

Rhymes With

cohesive