adhesiveness n the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition the mutual adhesiveness of cells Usage(s) By manipulating the adhesiveness of cells, scientists hope to stop the spread of cancer, cure arthritis and develop a new class of therapies. Entrenched in public school administrations, they defend with the adhesiveness of a band of brothers every article of their gobbledygook canons. Viet Nam lacks political and economic adhesiveness. Synonym(s) adhesion adherence bond