glueyness

Tacky, clinging texture

Glueyness is the quality of being sticky or adhesive like glue.

The word describes textures that cling or stick together: The glueyness of the overcooked rice made it clump into a single mass.

It can also suggest something unpleasantly tacky or viscous to the touch.

texture

stickiness

Adhesive property

pastiness · clamminess · viscidity · glutinousness · ropiness · syrupiness · clinginess · mushiness · sliminess · stringiness

adhesion

bonding

Forming close connections

grip · tackiness · adherence · fastening · securing · affixing · anchoring · cementing · sealing · binding

residue

filminess

Translucent, delicate quality

fingerprints · buildup · deposits · traces · streaks · remnants · caking · crusting · gunking

viscosity

thickness

Depth of material

heaviness · consistency · flowability · sluggishness · unctuousness · concentration · richness

Opposites
adhesive quality

glueynessslipperiness

Lack of grip

lubricity · slickness · non-stick · smoothness · frictionlessness

moisture/texture

glueynessdryness

Absence of moisture

dustiness · powderiness · crumbliness · aridity · flakiness

Family

glue, gummy, glued, glues, gluey, gluing, gluelike

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G