Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun adherence
2 senses of adherence
Sense 1
attachment, adherence, adhesion -- (faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive")
=> support -- (aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support")
Sense 2
adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond -- (the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion")
=> stickiness -- (the property of sticking to a surface)