cohesive

UK: /kəʊˈhiːsɪv/ US: /koʊˈhisɪv/ ,(kō hē′siv)

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co•he•sive /koʊˈhisɪv/  adj. 

1. fitting well together;
   working or relating well together:
   We tried to make the group more cohesive.
co•he•sive•ly, adv. 
co•he•sive•ness, n. [uncountable] See -hes-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

co•he•sive  (kō hē′siv), adj. 

1. characterized by or causing cohesion:
   a cohesive agent.
2. cohering or tending to cohere;
   well-integrated;
   unified:
   a cohesive organization.
3. Physics of or pertaining to the molecular force within a body or substance acting to unite its parts.

• cohes(ion) + -ive 1720–30

co•he′sive•ly, adv. 
co•he′sive•ness, n. 

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cohesive / kəʊˈhiːsɪv/ adjective

1. characterized by or causing cohesion
2. tending to cohere or stick together

coˈhesively adverb

coˈhesiveness noun