noun
cohesion
koh-HEE-zhuhn
noun
1
The act or state of sticking together or working together as a unit.
"Team cohesion improved once everyone understood their role."
"The essay lacked cohesion between paragraphs."
2
The physical force that holds molecules of the same substance together.
"Water's surface tension comes from strong cohesion between its molecules."
How to Use Cohesion
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe quality of sticking or holding together, whether physically (like molecules) or socially (like a team).
Common pairings
social cohesion
team cohesion
lack of cohesion
Word Forms
cohesions plural
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Etymology
From Latin cohaesio, from cohaerere, "to stick together" — the same root as coherent.