Definition of Glutinousness

1. Noun. The property of having a viscosity like jelly.

Exact synonyms: Gelatinousness, Glutinosity
Generic synonyms: Viscosity, Viscousness
Derivative terms: Gelatinous, Glutinous, Glutinous

Definition of Glutinousness

1. n. The quality of being glutinous.

Definition of Glutinousness

1. Noun. The quality of being glutinous. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glutinousness

gluteus medius bursae
gluteus medius gait
gluteus minimus
gluteus minimus bursa
gluteus muscle
gluteuses
glutin
glutinane
glutination
glutinative
glutinoid
glutinosity
glutinous
glutinous rice
glutinously
glutinousness (current term)
glutony
gluts
glutted
glutting
glutton
glutton for punishment
gluttoned
gluttonies
gluttoning
gluttonise
gluttonish
gluttonising
gluttonism
gluttonize

Literary usage of Glutinousness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Resources of California: Comprising Agriculture, Mining, Geography by John Shertzer Hittell (1869)
"The wheat of different countries varies greatly in glutinousness, and California occupies a ... Napa wheat is inferior in glutinousness to that of Sonoma, ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The state or quality of being glutinous ; glutinousness. ... which may arise from their elasticity, glutinousness, and the friction of their parts. ..."

3. The Resources of California: Comprising the Society, Climate, Salubrity by John Shertzer Hittell (1874)
"Napa wheat is inferior in glutinousness to that of Sonoma, though farther ... This is accounted for—by those adopting the theory that glutinousness depends ..."

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