gloopiness

Thick, sticky quality

Gloopiness is the quality of being gloopy—thick, viscous, and slightly messy.

It describes substances that don't pour cleanly but rather ooze and cling: the gloopiness of half-set gelatin, I couldn't get past the gloopiness of the sauce.

The word carries a mildly disgusted tone, suggesting something unpleasantly slimy or goopy.

texture

squishy

Soft and easily compressed

doughy · soggy · soft · gelatinous · gooey · squelchy · pulpy · blobby · wobbly · jiggly

viscous

syrupy

Excessively sweet or sentimental

  • treaclyExcessively sweet or sentimental
  • molassesSyrup from cane processing
  • unctuousExcessively and insincerely earnest

sappy · oozy · drippy · flow · ropiness · sluggish · honey · glycerin · tar · resin

sticky

tacky

Vulgar or slightly sticky

gluey · resinous · bonding · grip · suction · velcro · cementing · grippy · tenacious · cohesive

slimy

ooze

Seep gradually out

  • slimeThick wet gunk
  • mucusProtective bodily secretion
  • snotNasal mucus discharge

algae · mold · fungus · seaweed · kelp · sludge · squid · jellyfish · eel · amphibian

Opposites
viscosity/consistency

gloopinesswateriness

Excessive liquid content

runniness · thinness · fluidity · dryness · liquidity

Family

gloop, gloopy, gloops

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G