gumminess

Meanings

• adjective

  The quality of being sticky or adhesive; thickness and tenacity in the chewing of food.

  - "The gumminess of the candy makes it difficult to chew."
  - "The road was so gumminess after the rain that we had to drive slowly."
  - "The glue's gumminess helps it to stick well."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gumminess
gumminess , numbness , plumbness , crumbness

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Variants

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gummier , gummiest , gumminess , gumminesses , gummy

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Etymology

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From Old English 'gumian' meaning 'to chew' and related to 'guma' meaning 'chewer'.

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Trivia

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1. Gumminess is a desirable quality in chewing gum, but it can be a problem in other contexts, such as when roads become too gumminess after heavy rain.

2. The longest recorded piece of chewing gum was 33 feet long and weighed over 2 tons. It took over 500 hours to chew.

3. The ancient Egyptians used a type of gum, called 'mastic', as a chewing gum and as an adhesive.

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Related Concepts

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1. viscosity: Gumminess is related to the concept of viscosity, which refers to the thickness or resistance to flow of a fluid.

2. adhesive: Gumminess is a property of adhesives that allows them to stick to surfaces.

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Culture

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Gumminess is a quality often associated with food, particularly chewing gum and candy. It is also used in the context of adhesives and their ability to stick.

How to Memorize "gumminess"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a piece of chewing gum or a sticky candy. Think about how it feels and how long it takes to chew.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gumminess' with the feeling of chewing a sticky piece of candy or the stickiness of a glue.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'gumminess' is related to 'gum', which is what you chew.

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