viscous

Meaning

1. Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
2. Of or pertaining to viscosity.

Opposite of

inviscid

Synonyms

sticky

thick

viscid

glutinous

gluey

adhesive

gooey

pasty

gummy

slippery

mucilaginous

tenacious

doughy

tacky

dense

clammy

slimy

heavy

viscose

slick

rubbery

fluid

wet

syrupy

liquid

malleable

moist

mucous

mucus

muddy

mushy

ointment

plaster

plastic

pulpy

adherent

slow

smooth

squashy

stiff

stringy

thickness

tough

transmissible

transmittable

unyielding

contractable

hard-fought

jelly-like

ropey

Translations

visqueux

dickflüssig

viscoso

zähflüssig

viscoso

gluant

espeso

viskos

viscoso

spesso

viscós

denso

schwerflüssig

denso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪs.kəs/

Etymology

First attested in 1605. Borrowed from Middle French visqueux and Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum (“birdlime”). Doublet of viscose.