cohesive
pronunciation
How to pronounce cohesive in British English:
UK [kəʊˈhiːsɪv]
How to pronounce cohesive in American English:
US [koʊˈhiːsɪv]
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- Adjective:
- causing cohesion
- cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
Word Origin
- cohesive (adj.)
- c. 1730 (implied in cohesiveness), from Latin cohaes-, past participle stem of cohaerere (see cohere) + -ive. Related: Cohesively.
Example
- 1. Creating this kind of cohesive team is very satisfying .
- 2. That likely helped to make the group cohesive and stable -- and gave them hope .
- 3. Conjunction is an important cohesive device in english writing and a difficult writing skill for chinese students .
- 4. It will look and feel like a single cohesive service .
- 5. The unified palette of the apartment also helps to keep it feeling cohesive yet spacious .