viscosity
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viscosity
- /vɪsˈkɑsɪti/ US
- /vɪsˈkɒsɪti/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒsɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle French viscosité, from Old French viscosité, from Medieval Latin viscositas; analysable as viscous + -ity.
noun viscosities
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The state of being viscous.
Near-synonym: thickness
Similar: viscousness, thickness · Opposite: runniness, wateriness, thinness
- A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow. The microcannon was seen moving at about a micron per second, it was about 15 microns long, and the high speed photograph was done in water (density of 1 kg/L, viscosity of about 0.001 pascal seconds).
- A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: viscousness, viscous, conversion, determination, nitrocellulose, stickiness, gumminess, adhesiveness, tackiness, thickness, consistency, clamminess, gelatinousness, heaviness, density, viscidness
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Every language
noun state of being viscous
| Español | viscosidad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 粘性 nensei, 粘度 nendo |
| 中文 | 粘性 niánxìng, 粘度 niándù |
| हिन्दी | श्यानता śyāntā |
| Português | viscosidade |
| Français | viscosité |
| Deutsch | Zähflüssigkeit, Viskosität |
| Italiano | viscosità |
| Ελληνικά | ιξώδες ixódes |
| Русский | вя́зкость vjázkostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | (tính) nhớt, (tính) sền sệt, (tính) lầy nhầy |
| العربية | لُزُوجَة luzūja |
noun physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
| 日本語 | 粘度 nendo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 粘性 niánxìng |
| हिन्दी | श्यानता śyāntā |
| Português | viscosidade |
| Français | viscosité |
| Deutsch | Viskosität |
| Ελληνικά | ιξώδες ixódes |
| Русский | вя́зкость vjázkostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | độ nhớt |
| العربية | لُزُوجَة luzūja |
Talk about this word "viscosity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/viscosity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. viscosity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/viscosity "viscosity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/viscosity.Cite this
@misc{viscosity_2026,
title = {viscosity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/viscosity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
