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Definitions for cohesive
koʊˈhi sɪvco·he·sive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cohesiveadjective

    causing cohesion

    "a cohesive agent"

  2. cohesiveadjective

    cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

    "a cohesive organization"

Wiktionary

  1. cohesiveadjective

    Having cohesion.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Cohesiveadjective

    That has the power of sticking to another, and of resisting separation.

    Etymology: from cohere.

ChatGPT

  1. cohesive

    Cohesive refers to the characteristic of elements, whether physical or abstract, that are closely unified or working together effectively to form a whole. It is the property of sticking together or maintaining a logical, consistent and unified whole. In a broader sense, it could relate to ideas, statements, parts of written compositions, a group of people, materials, etc., to describe their ability to integrate well and stay combined or work towards a common goal or result.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cohesiveadjective

    holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force

  2. Cohesiveadjective

    cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cohesive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cohesive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of cohesive in a Sentence

  1. Oliver Pursche:

    Until you get a cohesive growth strategy.

  2. Dana Walden:

    We made a decision this year, which was we wanted to give ‘ Bob’s Burgers, ’ an Emmy-winning huge performer for us, an opportunity to have a primetime period and to really grow, once we made that decision, it just limited the opportunities we had to schedule ‘ Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and ultimately, we decided that we just did n’t have the room for it, with Thursday night football going into the fall, she added. We were trying to create a more cohesive schedule and scheduling ‘ Brooklyn ’ was going to prevent us from launching something new.

  3. Oliver Pursche:

    The reality is, it's at $9 for a very good reason, until you get a cohesive growth strategy.

  4. Donna Harris:

    Boston entrepreneurs actually reported much better connections to their community overall, while the San Francisco Bay Area is the clear leader in total startup activity, its lack of a cohesive community and declining quality of life for residents helped move Boston to the top spot.

  5. Julie Ertz:

    They're a great team, they're really cohesive, they're bought into what they do, I've nothing but great things to say about the way that they play, we knew we were going to have to defend but it was really about staying together and anchoring in when needed.

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