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TACKINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
Synonyms:
cheapness; sleaze; tackiness; tat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("tackiness" is a kind of...):
tastelessness (inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste)
Derivation:
tacky (tastelessly showy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of being cohesive and sticky
Synonyms:
cohesiveness; glueyness; gluiness; gumminess; ropiness; tackiness; viscidity; viscidness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("tackiness" is a kind of...):
viscosity; viscousness (resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow))
Derivation:
tacky ((of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch)
