| Main Entry: | adhesion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holding fast |
Synonyms: |
adherence, adhesiveness, attachment, bond, cling, grip, stickiness, sticking |
| Notes: | adherence is mostly used in figurative senses while adhesion is literal and implies physical contact between surfaces and has a technical sense in medicine |
| Main Entry: | faithfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | devotion |
Synonyms: |
adherence, adhesion, allegiance, ardor, attachment, care, constancy, dependability, duty, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, piety, trustworthiness, truth |
Antonyms: |
dishonesty, disloyalty, falseness, inconstancy, treachery |
| Main Entry: | fidelity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conformity to a standard |
Synonyms: |
accuracy, adherence, adhesion, attachment, closeness, constancy, correspondence, exactitude, exactness, faithfulness, loyalty, naturalism, preciseness, precision, realism, scrupulousness, verism |
Antonyms: |
inconstancy, nonconformity, unsteadiness, vacillation, wavering |
| Main Entry: | traction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical resistance, friction |
Synonyms: |
absorption, adherence, adhesion, constriction, contraction, drag, draught, drawing, grip, haulage, pull, pulling, purchase, resorption, strain, stress, stretch, suck, suction, towage |
Antonyms: |
slipperiness |
| Main Entry: | stickiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cohesion |
Synonyms: |
adhesion, adhesiveness, fusion, gumminess |
| Main Entry: | steadfastness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fidelity |
Synonyms: |
accuracy, adherence, adhesion, allegiance, attachment, closeness, constancy, correspondence, exactitude, exactness, faithfulness, fealty, loyalty, naturalism, preciseness, precision, realism, scrupulousness, verism |
| Concept: | [Motion given to an object situated behind] Traction. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
traction; drawing; draught, pull, haul; rake; "a long pull a strong pull and a pull all together"; towage, haulage.
-verbs
draw, pull, haul, lug, rake, drag, tug, tow, trail, train; take in tow., wrench, jerk, twitch, touse; yank.
-adjectives
drawing; tractile, tractive.
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