Adherence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

faithful support for a cause or political party or religion

the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsɚnz/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈabɑːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈabɑːn/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæsɚnz/.

Examples

attachment to a formal agenda
adherence to a fat-free diet
the adhesion of Seville was decisive

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adhesion attachment adhesiveness bond

Parts of Speech

noun	faithful support for a cause or political party or religion “attachment to a formal agenda”
noun	the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition “the mutual adhesiveness of cells”

Word Forms

attach	verb	create social or emotional ties
adhere	verb	be a devoted follower or supporter
adhesive	adjective	tending to adhere
adherent	adjective	sticking fast
bond	verb	stick to firmly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einhaltung

treue Unterstützung einer Sache, einer politischen Partei oder Religion

🇫🇷French

adhérence

soutien fidèle à une cause, à un parti politique ou à une religion

🇪🇸Spanish

adherencia

Apoyo fiel a una causa, partido político o religión.

🇮🇹Italian

aderenza

sostegno fedele a una causa, a un partito politico o a una religione

🇳🇱Dutch

aanhankelijkheid

trouwe steun voor een zaak, een politieke partij of religie

🇵🇹Portuguese

adesão

apoio fiel a uma causa ou partido político ou religião

🇷🇺Russian

приверженность

верная поддержка дела, политической партии или религии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुपालन

किसी उद्देश्य या राजनीतिक दल या धर्म के प्रति वफादार समर्थन

🇧🇩Bengali

আনুগত্য

একটি কারণ বা রাজনৈতিক দল বা ধর্মের জন্য বিশ্বস্ত সমর্থন

🇮🇳Tamil

கடைபிடித்தல்

ஒரு காரணம் அல்லது அரசியல் கட்சி அல்லது மதத்திற்கான விசுவாசமான ஆதரவு

🇮🇳Telugu

కట్టుబడి

ఒక కారణం లేదా రాజకీయ పార్టీ లేదా మతం కోసం నమ్మకమైన మద్దతు

🇮🇳Marathi

पालन

कारण किंवा राजकीय पक्ष किंवा धर्मासाठी विश्वासू समर्थन

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાલન

કોઈ કારણ અથવા રાજકીય પક્ષ અથવા ધર્મ માટે વિશ્વાસુ સમર્થન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಸರಣೆ

ಒಂದು ಕಾರಣ ಅಥವಾ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಪಕ್ಷ ಅಥವಾ ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಷ್ಠಾವಂತ ಬೆಂಬಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാലിക്കൽ

ഒരു കാരണത്തിനോ രാഷ്ട്രീയ പാർട്ടിക്കോ മതത്തിനോ ഉള്ള വിശ്വസ്ത പിന്തുണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਲਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਿਆਸੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਧਰਮ ਲਈ ਵਫ਼ਾਦਾਰ ਸਮਰਥਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پابندی

کسی مقصد یا سیاسی جماعت یا مذہب کی وفادار حمایت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚持

对某一事业、政党或宗教的忠实支持

🇯🇵Japanese

遵守

大義、政党、宗教に対する忠実な支持

🇰🇷Korean

부착

대의명분이나 정당, 종교에 대한 충실한 지지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuân thủ

sự ủng hộ trung thành cho một mục đích, đảng phái chính trị hoặc tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

การยึดมั่น

การสนับสนุนอย่างซื่อสัตย์สำหรับสาเหตุหรือพรรคการเมืองหรือศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketaatan

dukungan setia untuk suatu tujuan atau partai politik atau agama

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsunod

tapat na suporta para sa isang layunin o partidong pampulitika o relihiyon

🇲🇾Malay

kepatuhan

sokongan setia untuk sesuatu tujuan atau parti politik atau agama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الالتزام

الدعم المخلص لقضية أو حزب سياسي أو دين

🇮🇷Persian

پایبندی

حمایت صادقانه از یک آرمان یا حزب سیاسی یا مذهب

🇹🇷Turkish

bağlılık

bir davaya, siyasi partiye veya dine sadık destek

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְבֵקוּת

תמיכה נאמנה למען מטרה או מפלגה פוליטית או דת

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The primary meaning of 'adherence' is 'faithful support for a cause or political party or religion'.

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Using 'adherence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'adherence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'adherence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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