oiliness

oiliness
noun
1. smug self-serving earnestness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑unctuous (for: ↑unctuousness), ↑smarmy (for: ↑smarminess), ↑oleaginous (for: ↑oleaginousness), ↑oily, ↑fulsome (for: ↑fulsomeness)
• Hypernyms: ↑hypocrisy
2. consisting of or covered with oil
• Syn: ↑greasiness, ↑oleaginousness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑oleaginous (for: ↑oleaginousness), ↑oily, ↑greasy (for: ↑greasiness)
• Hypernyms: ↑fatness, ↑fat, ↑blubber, ↑avoirdupois

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  • Oiliness — Oil i*ness, n. The quality of being oily. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • oiliness — oily ► ADJECTIVE (oilier, oiliest) 1) containing, covered with, or soaked in oil. 2) resembling oil. 3) (of a person) unpleasantly smooth and ingratiating. DERIVATIVES oiliness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • oiliness — noun see oily …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • oiliness — See oilily. * * * …   Universalium

  • oiliness — noun the quality of being oily …   Wiktionary

  • oiliness — oil|i|ness [ ɔılines ] noun uncount the quality of being OILY or covered in oil …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • oiliness — oil·i·ness || ɔɪlɪnɪs n. degree of oil in a substance …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oiliness — n. Unctuousness, greasiness …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • oiliness — oil·i·ness …   English syllables

  • oiliness — See: oily …   English dictionary

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