Word
cohesive
Phoneticsco·he·sive
US/koʊˈhisɪv/
UK/kəʊhˈiːsɪv/
Definitions
01sticking together
adj. forming a united whole where all the parts fit or work together well.
adj. characterised by or causing cohesion; forming a unified whole through the effective integration of parts.
“The team became more cohesive after they spent a weekend working on a shared project.”
“The department struggled to present a cohesive strategy to the board, as each manager was pursuing a different set of priorities.”
Academic
Usage
Often describes groups, arguments, or designs.
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02linguistic unity
adj. describes a text where the sentences are joined together clearly so the reader can follow the meaning.
adj. referring to the grammatical and lexical ties that bind a text together into a unified whole.
“Using words like 'however' and 'therefore' helps make your essay more cohesive.”
“The student's essay was factually accurate but lacked cohesive devices, making the transition between paragraphs feel abrupt and disjointed.”
Technical · Academic
Usage
In linguistics, this specifically refers to the formal links between sentences.
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03a connecting element
n. a word or thing that helps join other parts together.
n. an element, such as a conjunction or a physical substance, that provides or establishes cohesion.
“The teacher circled the transition words and called them 'cohesives' in the lesson.”
“The researcher identified several key cohesives in the dialect that differed significantly from standard grammatical connectors.”
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Real-World Examples
“It softens food, helps form it into a cohesive mass and allows it to move smoothly through the throat.” “It helps that Sangaré, working in tandem with Janelt and Mathias Jensen, has slotted into a cohesive unit.” Etymology
From Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaereō, + -ive.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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