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COHESIVE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does cohesive mean?

• COHESIVE (adjective)
The adjective COHESIVE has 2 senses:

1. causing cohesion
2. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

Familiarity information: COHESIVE used as an adjective is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• COHESIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Causing cohesion

Context example:

a cohesive agent

Similar:

adhesive (tending to adhere)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

Context example:

a cohesive organization

Similar:

united (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity)

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