viscous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
Of or pertaining to viscosity.

/ˈvɪs.kəs/ en-us-viscous.ogg en-au-viscous.ogg

viscous more viscous most viscous

First attested in 1605. Borrowed from Middle French visqueux and Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum (“birdlime”). Doublet of viscose.

lentous glutinous gooey slabby stiff syrupy thick thickflowing treacly viscid viscose viscous

runny fluid inviscid

viscid viscidity viscoid viscoidal viscometer viscose viscosimeter viscosity viscousness unctuous gelatinous

elastoviscous electroviscous gyroviscous isoviscous nonviscous semiviscous ultraviscous viscous damper viscousless viscously viscousness

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