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Definition of Tackiness
1. Noun. The property of being cohesive and sticky.
Generic synonyms: Viscosity, Viscousness
Derivative terms: Gluey, Gluey, Gummy, Ropy, Tacky, Viscid, Viscid
2. Noun. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
Generic synonyms: Tastelessness
Derivative terms: Cheap, Cheap, Cheap, Sleazy, Tacky, Tatty
Definition of Tackiness
1. Noun. The state of being tacky ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tackiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tackiness
Literary usage of Tackiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rubber by Philip Schidrowitz (1911)
"The phenomenon of tackiness is certainly not—as was at one time believed—due to
... Among the causes of tackiness, sunlight, heat, bacteria, enzymes, ..."
2. Plantation Rubber and the Testing of Rubber by George Stafford Whitby (1920)
"tackiness in plantation rubber. — As different conditions which may lead to
tackiness in plantation rubber, the following may be mentioned * : (a) Exposure, ..."
3. The Chemistry of the Rubber Industry by Harold Edwin Potts (1912)
"A defect exhibited by the less carefully prepared plantation rubbers, and by
various wild rubbers, is that of " tackiness." This is another property easy to ..."
4. Instruction in Photography by William de Wiveleslie Abney (1900)
"A fine powder sprinkled over the exposed surface will adhere to the tacky portions
in the ratio of the tackiness. Hence a picture will be built up which ..."
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