viscous
Slow to pour
Viscous describes liquids that flow slowly because of internal resistance—thick and sticky rather than thin and runny.
Honey is viscous; water is not.
Motor oil has a specific viscosity rating.
The word extends to anything that moves sluggishly or resists flow: The viscous pace of bureaucracy frustrated everyone.
Viscous and semisolid
- gooeySoft and sticky
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- unctuousExcessively and insincerely earnest
- gloopyThick and semi-liquid
mucilaginous · glutinous · pasty · sludgy · jellylike · claggy · smeary · clammy
Sticky and viscous
- mucilaginousThick, sticky, slippery
- exudateInflammatory vessel leakage
- resinousContaining plant sap
- latexMilky plant-derived polymer
Apt to adhere
- clingyTending to hold on
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- cohesiveTending to bond
- adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
tarry · grippy · bonding · gummy · tacky · ropy · stringy · clinging
Syrup from cane processing
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- tarFile bundling utility
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
batter · sludge · porridge · puree · gravy · paste · slurry · resin
Resistance through fluid
- shearLateral sliding force
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
flow · laminar · Newtonian · non-Newtonian · Reynolds · streamline · stokes · poise
gelatinous
Viscous and semisolid
gloopy · mucilaginous · glutinous · pasty · sludgy · jellylike · claggy · smeary · clammy · pulpy
glutinous
Sticky and viscous
- mucilaginousThick, sticky, slippery
- exudateInflammatory vessel leakage
- resinousContaining plant sap
sticky
Apt to adhere
adhesive · tarry · grippy · bonding · gummy · tacky · ropy · stringy · clinging · coating
molasses
Syrup from cane processing
custard · batter · sludge · porridge · puree · gravy · paste · slurry · resin · glycerin
drag
Resistance through fluid
- shearLateral sliding force
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
damping · flow · laminar · Newtonian · non-Newtonian · Reynolds · streamline · stokes · poise · hydrodynamic
- liquid qualitieswatery, runny, thick, thin, thickness
- sticky texturessticky, tacky, gluey, gummy, adhesive
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- gooslime, ooze, goop, gunk, goo
- thick substancessyrupy, sticky, dense, creamy, gelatinous
- liquid characteristicsclarity, transparency, turbidity, color, density
viscousrunny
Excessively fluid
watery · thin · fluid · flowing · free-flowing
viscousunsticky
Not prone to clinging
nonadhesive · slippery · slick · nonstick · frictionless
- kinematic viscosityViscosity divided by density