viscousness

vis·cous  (vsks)

adj.

1. Having relatively high resistance to flow.

2. Viscid; sticky.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin viscsus; see viscose.]

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viscous·ly adv.

viscous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

viscousness - resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) viscosity consistency, eubstance, consistence, body - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" stickiness - the property of sticking to a surface sliminess - a property resembling or being covered with slime glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness, cohesiveness - the property of being cohesive and sticky gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousness - the property of having a viscosity like jelly