What does Cohesive mean?

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. Amadou Doumbia:

    Sydney Airport is a city that has never really invested deeply in a cohesive plan for being congruent -- at least until now, you look at the city center and it's towering with soaring corporate buildings or incredible colonial era buildings. But the minute you leave these areas, you're faced with a' city' that feels half metropolis and half suburban.

  2. Kendall Almerico:

    This really is not a question of legal precedent, but more one of how far can people push the boundaries of asking for voluntary donations without really having a cohesive plan as to where the money will go, this is an ‘ all-or-nothing ’ campaign, so if he does not raise $ 1.6 billion, everyone gets refunded. But imagine if he received $ 10 million in donations, and did a ‘ flexible funding ’ campaign where he actually gets the money, even if he did not reach the goal ? What would happen then ? That is the real problem, is if some scam artist tried to take advantage of a situation like this.

  3. Zoe Lofgren:

    It's such a sea change from the DOMA bill, and I think the divisiveness between House Democrats is very low, the press, sometimes because it's boring to say people agree, believes the interesting story is disagreement. But the Democratic caucus is very cohesive.

  4. Rebecca Waddington:

    We have a team of fantastic pilots whether male or female, we all get along, we train together, we are very standardized and we are a very cohesive team.

  5. Randal Stewart:

    What we saw starting to happen shortly after her arrival was a systematic dismantling of a cohesive and productive organization. There was cohesion in the office and no one was afraid to do their jobs.

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