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cohesión

/koeˈsjon/
noun★Intermediate
general

The state of being united or connected; the degree to which elements are bound together.

La cohesión social es fundamental en cualquier sociedad.

Social cohesion is fundamental in any society.

El texto carece de cohesión, lo que dificulta su comprensión.

The text lacks cohesion, making it difficult to understand.

💡

In linguistics, cohesion refers to the grammatical and lexical connections within a text.

Collocations

cohesión socialsocial cohesioncohesión textualtextual cohesioncohesión grupalgroup cohesion

Synonyms

Antonyms

Related Phrases

perder la cohesiónphrase
to lose cohesion
fomentar la cohesiónphrase
to foster cohesion

💡Pro Tip

Cohesión vs. Coherencia

While 'cohesión' refers to the connections within a text or group, 'coherencia' refers to the logical consistency of ideas.

⚡Gold Rule

Cohesión en textos

Use conectores como 'por lo tanto', 'además', y 'sin embargo' para mejorar la cohesión en un texto.

📖Word Origin

From Latin 'cohaesio', meaning 'a holding together'.

📝Usage Notes

In psychology and sociology, cohesion refers to the bonds that hold a group together. In linguistics, it refers to the connections between sentences or parts of a text.

Word Breakdown

co-
together
prefix
+
-hesión
a state of sticking together
root
Diccionario Español-Inglés

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