viscousness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

viscousness
    n 1: resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
         [syn: {viscosity}, {viscousness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Viscous \Vis"cous\, a. [L. viscosus. See {Viscid}.]
   Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous
   consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a
   viscous juice. -- {Vis"cous*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: There is no well-defined distinction in meaning between
         viscous and viscid.
         [1913 Webster]