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stickiness

noun

Etymology

From sticky + -ness.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to pierce, prick, be sharp”
  2. inherited from *stikkô✻
  3. inherited from *stikkō✻
  4. inherited from sticca
  5. inherited from stikke
  6. suffixed as sticky — “stick + y”
  7. suffixed as stickiness — “sticky + ness”

Definitions

  1. The property of sticking or adhering

    The property of sticking or adhering; adhesion.

  2. Warmth and humidity, as on a muggy day.

  3. Of prices or wages

    Of prices or wages: the tendency to stay the same despite changes in the economy.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The presence of unique attributes that make a product indisposable and valuable to its…

      The presence of unique attributes that make a product indisposable and valuable to its owner.

      • The stickiness of a cellphone might be measured by its ability to tell correct time, locate its user, and allow its user to remain connected regardless of location.

    2. A research measure that captures the extent to which viewers wish to spend more time…

      A research measure that captures the extent to which viewers wish to spend more time looking at or reading a print advertisement.

      • The low stickiness rating helped explain why our ad’s brand linkage rating was so low: people were turned off by the blurriness of the main photo.

    3. An overemotional attachment to others

      An overemotional attachment to others; clinging in interpersonal relations; difficulty with ending conversations.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA