cohesive

1. 1.

   causing cohesion

   “a cohesive agent”

   Similaradhesive
2. 2.

   cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

   “a cohesive organization”

   Similarunited

Questions about cohesive

What does cohesive mean?

cohesive means "causing cohesion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cohesive?

cohesive has 3 syllables: co-he-sive. The stress falls on "he". In IPA it is /koʊˈhisɪv/.

Is cohesive a common word?

cohesive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.