Dictionary 1. (n.) The quality or condition of being capillary.2. (n.) The peculiar action by which the surface of a liquid, where it is in contact with a solid (as in a capillary tube), is elevated or depressed; capillary attraction. Thesaurus affinity allurement attractance attraction attractiveness attractivity capillarity capillary attraction centripetal force drag draw gravitation gravity magnetism mutual attraction pull pulling power sympathy traction tug |