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stickiness.

The property of sticking or adhering; adhesion.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The property of sticking or adhering; adhesion.

    uncountable · usually
  2. Warmth and humidity, as on a muggy day.

    uncountable · usually
  3. Of prices or wages: the tendency to stay the same despite changes in the economy.

    uncountable · usually
  4. The presence of unique attributes that make a product indisposable and valuable to its owner.

    uncountable · usually
    The stickiness of a cellphone might be measured by its ability to tell correct time, locate its user, and allow its user to remain connected regardless of location.
  5. A research measure that captures the extent to which viewers wish to spend more time looking at or reading a print advertisement.

    uncountable · usually
    The low stickiness rating helped explain why our ad’s brand linkage rating was so low: people were turned off by the blurriness of the main photo.
  6. An overemotional attachment to others; clinging in interpersonal relations; difficulty with ending conversations.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English sticky Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English stickiness From sticky + -ness.

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