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noun
The state or quality of being fulsome or showing overdone and insincere flattery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: oleaginousness, unctuousness, unctuosity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
smug self-serving earnestness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hypocrisy
noun
excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: unction, smarm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compliment
History
Inherited from Middle English fulsomnesse; equivalent to fulsome + -ness.
