stickiness

stick·y  (stk)

adj. stick·i·er, stick·i·est

1. Having the property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive.

2. Covered with an adhesive agent.

3. Warm and humid; muggy: a sticky day.

4. Informal Painful or difficult: a sticky situation.

5. Economics Tending to remain the same despite changes in the economy. Used of prices or wages.

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sticki·ly adv.

sticki·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stickiness - the property of sticking to a surface viscosity, viscousness - resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) adhesiveness, adherence, adhesion, bond - the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"

Translations

stickiness [ˈstɪkɪnɪs] N

1. (= gooiness) [of substance, object] → lo pegajoso
to remove stickiness from your hands, use a damp cloth → para que los dedos dejen de estar pegajosos, usar un trapo húmedo

2. (= adhesiveness) → adherencia f
the tape has lost its stickiness → la cinta ya no pega

3. (= mugginess) [of weather, day] → lo bochornoso; [of climate, heat] → lo húmedo

4. (= sweatiness) [of person, palms] → lo húmedo

5. (= awkwardness) [of situation] → lo difícil, lo delicado; [of problem, moment] → lo difícil

stickiness

n (lit) → Klebrigkeit f; (of atmosphere, weather) → Schwüle f; (of air) → Stickigkeit f; the stickiness of the situation → die heikle Situation

stickiness [ˈstɪkɪnɪs] n (of pastry) → collosità f inv; (of mud) → vischiosità f inv (fam) (of situation) → difficoltà f inv

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stickiness [ˈstɪkɪnɪs] n (of pastry) → collosità f inv; (of mud) → vischiosità f inv (fam) (of situation) → difficoltà f inv