viscidity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin viscum

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Late Latin viscidus

English viscid

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Latin -itāsder.

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English viscidity

From viscid + -ity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪˈsɪdɪti/

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Noun

viscidity (countable and uncountable, plural viscidities)

1. The quality of being viscid.
   • 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados:

     By heavens, Wynn, there, on the sixth step up, was a bright red patch! I am not squeamish; I cleared four steps at a stride, and stooping down I dipped my finger into the stuff and felt its slippery viscidity against my thumb.

Translations

quality of being viscid

• Hungarian: nyúlósság (hu)
• Polish: lepkość (pl) f, zawiesistość f

See also

• viscosity