cohesive UK /kəʊˈhiː.sɪv/US /koʊˈhi.sɪv/noun 2adjective 1forms 3 noun2 •A substance that provides cohesionThe thesaurus (Chapman, 1977) lists two pages of mechanical tools, two pages of joining functions, and a half page of adhesives, binders, and cohesives used to build or repair consumer goods. — 2001 •A device used to establish cohesion within a textThe fourth of this group of cohesives is the anaphoric, same UT. — 1988 adjective1 •Having cohesion.a team welded into a cohesive unit formscohesives · more cohesive · most cohesive