a. | 1. | Sticking; clinging; adhering. |
2. | Attached as an attribute or circumstance. | |
3. | (Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals. | |
n. | 1. | One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church. |
2. | That which adheres; an appendage. |
Noun | 1. | adherent - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another Synonyms: disciple |
Adj. | 1. | adherent - sticking fast |