viscous
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viscous
- /ˈvɪs.kəs/
Sounds like viscus · Rhymes with -ɪskəs
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First attested in 1605. Borrowed from Middle French visqueux and Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum (“birdlime”). Doublet of viscose.
adjective more viscous · most viscous
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Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
[…] The flesh [of the mistletoe berry] is sticky, and forms strings and ribbons between my thumb and forefinger. For the mistletoe, this viscous goop – and by the way, viscous comes to English from viscum – is crucial. The stickiness means that, after eating the berries, birds often regurgitate the
Similar: syrupy, viscid, viscose, thickflowing · Opposite: inviscid
- Of or pertaining to viscosity. viscous coefficient
Similar: lentous, glutinous, gooey, slabby, stiff, syrupy, thick, thickflowing, treacly, viscid, viscose, viscous · Opposite: runny, fluid
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adj having a thick, sticky consistency
| Español | viscoso, alastoso, alaste |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 粘性の nensei no |
| 中文 | 黏的, 黏稠的 |
| हिन्दी | श्यान śyān |
| Português | viscoso |
| Français | visqueux |
| Deutsch | zähflüssig, viskos, dickflüssig |
| Italiano | viscoso, vischioso |
| Ελληνικά | ιξώδης ixódis |
| Română | vâscos, cleios |
| Русский | вя́зкий vjázkij, густо́й gustój, ли́пкий lípkij, кле́йкий kléjkij |
| Tiếng Việt | sệt, đặc |
| العربية | لَزِج lazij |
Talk about this word "viscous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/viscous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. viscous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/viscous "viscous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/viscous.Cite this
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title = {viscous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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