cohesion

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) State of cohering, or of working together.
2. (uncountable, usually) Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.
3. (uncountable, usually) Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.
4. (uncountable, usually) Degree to which functionally related elements in a system belong together.
5. (uncountable, usually) Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.

Synonyms

coherence

adhesion

unity

cohesiveness

union

solidarity

agglutination

joint

coherency

cohesive

contact

attachment

conjugation

conjunction

connection

consistence

consistency

containment

continuity

echelon

incorporate

incorporation

integrate

integration

join

joining

mixing

relation

sequence

sticking

tenacity

welding

sticking to

combining power

adherence

combination linkage

adhesiveness

associative

binding

binding force

bond

bonding

cementation

clinging to

coalition

combination

combine

Translations

cohésion

coesione

cohesión

Kohäsion

coesão

Zusammenhalt

bağlılık

cohérence

cohesió

coherencia

αλληλουχία

Kleben

συνοχή

ترابط

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəʊˈhiː.ʒən/

Etymology

Attested from the late 17th century, borrowed from French cohésion, from Latin cohaesiō, cohaesiōnem.