noun
Meaning 1
The state of being greasy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
greasiness
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noun
Meaning 2
consisting of or covered with oil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oiliness, oleaginousness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English greasy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English greasiness From greasy + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hiligaynon: dánlug — the state of being greasy
- Hindi: चिकनाई (ciknāī) — the state of being greasy
- Irish: gréisceacht — the state of being greasy
- Irish: bealaíocht — the state of being greasy
- Italian: grassezza — the state of being greasy
- Italian: untuosità — the state of being greasy
- Italian: grassume — the state of being greasy
- Sanskrit: स्नेह (sneha) — the state of being greasy