The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition:
— The mutual adhesiveness of cells.

synonyms: adherence, adhesion, bond.

Roget 46: coherence, adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness; concretion accretion; conglutination, agglutination, agglomeration; aggregation; consolidation, set, cementation; sticking, soldering etc. v.; connection; dependence.    tenacity, toughness; stickiness etc. 352; inseparability, inseparableness; bur, remora.    conglomerate, concrete etc. (density) 321.    ... show more

Roget 352: semiliquidity; stickiness etc. adj.; viscidity, viscosity; gummosity^†, glutinosity^†, mucosity^†; spissitude^†, crassitude^†; lentor^†; adhesiveness etc. (cohesion) 46.    inspissation^†, incrassation^†; thickening.    jelly, mucilage, gelatin, gluten; carlock^†, fish glue; ichthyocol^†, ichthycolla^†; isinglass; mucus, phlegm, goo; pituite^†, lava; glair^†, starch, gluten, albumen, milk, cream, protein^†; treacle; gum, size, glue (tenacity) 327; wax, beeswax.    emulsion, soup; squash, mud, slush, slime, ooze; moisture etc. 339; marsh etc. 345.    ... show more

Dutch: kleverigheid
Polish: adhezja, przyleganie