stickiness
Tendency to cling
Stickiness is the quality of adhering to surfaces or being hard to remove.
Honey has stickiness; so does tape.
The word extends to anything that holds attention or keeps people coming back: The app's stickiness comes from its addictive design.
In business, customer stickiness means loyalty that resists competitors.
Stickiness can also describe humid, uncomfortable weather: the stickiness of August in New Orleans.
Bonding substance
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
- bondBinding tie or connection
- gripSecure manual hold
velcro · suction · cohesion · cling · tack · sealant · epoxy · resin
Soft and sticky
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
- thickHaving great depth
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
gelatinous · glutinous · mucilaginous · treacly · ropy · pasty · gunky · gloppy
Wanting in essentials
- dependentRequiring outside support
- possessiveOverly attached, often toxically
- smotheringDepriving of air
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
desperate · anxious · insecure · demanding · obsessive · jealous · suffocating · hovering
Continuing despite difficulty
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
doggedness · endurance · resolve · steadfastness · fortitude · obstinacy · stubbornness · dedication
Worth holding onto
- catchyEasy to remember
- hookCurved catching device
- earwormInescapable catchy melody
- habit-formingCausing repeated compulsive use
addictive · engaging · compelling · viral · shareability · recall · loyalty · engagement
glue
Bonding substance
grip · velcro · suction · cohesion · cling · tack · sealant · epoxy · resin · paste
gooey
Soft and sticky
slimy · gelatinous · glutinous · mucilaginous · treacly · ropy · pasty · gunky · gloppy · claggy
needy
Wanting in essentials
- dependentRequiring outside support
- possessiveOverly attached, often toxically
- smotheringDepriving of air
overbearing · desperate · anxious · insecure · demanding · obsessive · jealous · suffocating · hovering · attached
persistence
Continuing despite difficulty
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
resilience · doggedness · endurance · resolve · steadfastness · fortitude · obstinacy · stubbornness · dedication · commitment
memorable
Worth holding onto
habit-forming · addictive · engaging · compelling · viral · shareability · recall · loyalty · engagement
muggy
Unpleasantly warm and humid
moist · sultry · steamy · stuffy · dank · dewy · sweltering · oppressive · close · tropical
- humidity effectsmold, mildew, rust, corrosion, condensation
- Stickinesstackiness, gumminess, adhesion, tack, gluey
- touchtouch, feel, touching, caress, feeling
- frictionfriction, rubbing, abrading, friction burn, rolling friction
- sensory qualitiestaste, smell, aroma, sound, texture
- liquid qualitieswatery, viscosity, runny, thick, thin
stickinessslipperiness
Lack of grip
slickness · non-stick · non-adherence · lubricity · smoothness
stickinessdryness
Absence of moisture
aridity · powderiness · dustiness · crispness · smoothness
stickinessslipperiness
Lack of grip
slickness · glide · oiliness · greasiness · silkiness
stick, sticky, sticking, stickler, stickies, stickily, stickied, sticklers, stickable