tackiness.

1. A sticky quality that makes a surface cling lightly when touched.

2. A quality of looking cheap, showy, or in poor taste.

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Words that belong together

• surface tackiness
• tackiness of paint

On the page

She tested the paint's tackiness with the back of a gloved finger.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.