glutinous

Like thick paste

Glutinous means sticky or gluey in texture.

The word describes substances that are thick and adhesive: glutinous rice, a glutinous paste.

Despite the spelling, glutinous has nothing to do with gluten—it comes from a word meaning glue.

Glutinous rice, a staple in East Asian cuisines, gets its name from its sticky consistency when cooked.

sticky

tacky

Vulgar or slightly sticky

gooeySoft and sticky
gummySticky and soft
clingyTending to hold on

adhesive · viscid · gluey · pasty · claggy · cohesive · tenacious · resinous · sappy · treacly

rice

mochi

Pounded Japanese rice paste

sticky riceAdhesive cooked grain variety
rice cakesPuffed or pounded grain
rice ballsMolded grain portions

rice pudding · mochiko

culinary

starchy

Containing complex carbohydrates

doughySoft like raw bread
chewyResisting easy biting
stretchyCapable of extending

springy · elastic · bouncy · soft · pliable · tender · pillowy · silky · smooth · jiggly

Categories

sticky texturessticky, tacky, gluey, gummy, adhesive
gelatinousgel, gelatin, jelly, Jell-O, aspic
Stickinessstickiness, tackiness, gumminess, adhesion, tack
Grain Adjectivesgrainy, granular, wheaty, starchy, floury

Opposites

texture and consistency

glutinousnonadhesive

Unable to stick

nonstick · dry · crumbly · powdery · loose

moisture and flow properties

glutinousrunny

Excessively fluid

watery · liquid · thin · fluid · soupy

Phrases

glutinous riceSticky Asian cereal variety
glutinous rice ballsSticky dough spheres, often filled

Family

glutinousness, glutinous rice

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G