cohesion
noun
[ kə(ʊ)ˈhiːʒ(ə)n ]
• the action or fact of forming a united whole.
• "the work at present lacks cohesion"
Similar:
unity,
togetherness,
solidarity,
bond,
sticking together,
continuity,
coherence,
connection,
linkage,
interrelatedness,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin cohaes- ‘cleaved together’, from the verb cohaerere (see cohere), on the pattern of adhesion .