Cohesiveness

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being cohesive; cohesion. uncountable, usually

    "Slangs are used consciously, or they quite naturally establish and reinforce social identity or cohesiveness within a group or with a trend or fashion in society."

  2. 2
    the property of being cohesive and sticky wordnet
  3. 3
    the state of cohering or sticking together wordnet

Example

More examples

"Slangs are used consciously, or they quite naturally establish and reinforce social identity or cohesiveness within a group or with a trend or fashion in society."

Etymology

From cohesive + -ness.

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