coherence

Roget category 46

1. Words expressing abstract relations
› 1.3. Quantity
›› 1.3.3. Conjunctive quantity

#46. Coherence

noun

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.

verb

cohere, adhere, stick, cling, cleave, hold, take hold of, hold fast, close with, clasp, hug — grow together, hang together — twine round etc. (join) 43.
stick like a leech, stick like wax — stick close — cling like ivy, cling like a bur — adhere like a remora, adhere like Dejanira's shirt.
glue — agglutinate, conglutinate^† — cement, lute, paste, gum — solder, weld — cake, consolidate etc. (solidify) 321 — agglomerate.

adjective

cohesive, adhesive, adhering, cohering etc. v. — tenacious, tough — sticky etc. 352.
united, unseparated, unsessile^†, inseparable, inextricable, infrangible^† — compact etc. (dense) 321.

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