Glutinous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having the sticky properties of an adhesive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈiːm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈuːtɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈuːtɪnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈiːm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gummy viscid mucilaginous viscous gluey sticky pasty

Word Forms

glue	noun	cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
gluiness	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
glueyness	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
gluten	noun	a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
glutinousness	noun	the property of having a viscosity like jelly
glutinosity	noun	the property of having a viscosity like jelly
gum	noun	cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
gumminess	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
mucilage	noun	cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
paste	noun	an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
stickiness	noun	the property of sticking to a surface
viscidness	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
viscidity	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

klebrig

mit den klebrigen Eigenschaften eines Klebstoffs

🇫🇷French

glutineux

ayant les propriétés collantes d'un adhésif

🇪🇸Spanish

glutinoso

que tiene las propiedades pegajosas de un adhesivo

🇮🇹Italian

glutinoso

avente le proprietà appiccicose di un adesivo

🇳🇱Dutch

kleverig

met de kleverige eigenschappen van een lijm

🇵🇹Portuguese

glutinoso

tendo as propriedades pegajosas de um adesivo

🇷🇺Russian

клейкий

обладающий липкими свойствами клея

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिपचिपा

चिपकने वाले पदार्थ के चिपचिपे गुण वाले

🇧🇩Bengali

আঠালো

একটি আঠালো এর স্টিকি বৈশিষ্ট্য হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பசையுடையது

ஒரு பிசின் ஒட்டும் பண்புகளைக் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్లూటినస్

ఒక అంటుకునే యొక్క అంటుకునే లక్షణాలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चिकट

चिकट गुणधर्म असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીકણું

એડહેસિવના સ્ટીકી ગુણધર્મો ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಟು

ಅಂಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯ ಜಿಗುಟಾದ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്ലൂറ്റിനസ്

ഒരു പശയുടെ സ്റ്റിക്കി ഗുണങ്ങൾ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲੂਟਿਨਸ

ਇੱਕ ਿਚਪਕਣ ਦੇ ਸਟਿੱਕੀ ਗੁਣ ਹੋਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

چپچپا

ایک چپکنے والی کی چپچپا خصوصیات ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

糯的

具有粘合剂的粘性

🇯🇵Japanese

もちもちした

接着剤の粘着特性を持っています

🇰🇷Korean

찹쌀 같은

접착제의 끈적끈적한 성질을 가지고 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nếp

có đặc tính dính của chất kết dính

🇹🇭Thai

เหนียว

มีคุณสมบัติเหนียวเหมือนกาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

lengket

mempunyai sifat lengket sebagai perekat

🇵🇭Filipino

malagkit

pagkakaroon ng malagkit na katangian ng isang malagkit

🇲🇾Malay

pulut

mempunyai sifat melekit seperti pelekat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لزج

وجود خصائص لزجة للمادة اللاصقة

🇮🇷Persian

چسبناک

داشتن خاصیت چسبندگی یک چسب

🇹🇷Turkish

yapışkan

bir yapıştırıcının yapışkan özelliklerine sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

דָבִיק

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