noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, New-Zealand, US:/ˈlubɹəkənt/
UK:/ˈluːbɹɪkənt/
UK:/ˈljuːbɹɪkənt/
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CMU ARPABET:L UW1 B R AH0 K AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A personal lubricant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lubricator, lubricating substance, lube
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: substance
Narrower terms: drilling mud, drilling fluid, motor oil
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English lubricate Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English lubricant From lubricate + -ant.
Across languages
Translations
80 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Akan:
ngo
— substance used to reduce friction
Arabic:
مِزْلَق
(mizlaq)
— substance used to reduce friction
Armenian:
քսանյութ
(kʻsanyutʻ)
— substance used to reduce friction
Armenian:
քսուք
(kʻsukʻ)
— substance used to reduce friction
Basque:
labaingarri
— substance used to reduce friction
Belarusian:
зма́зка
(zmázka)
— substance used to reduce friction
Belarusian:
зма́зачны матэрыя́л
(zmázačny materyjál)
— substance used to reduce friction
Bulgarian:
сма́зка
(smázka)
— substance used to reduce friction
Chinese Mandarin:
潤滑劑 /润滑剂
(rùnhuájì)
— substance used to reduce friction
Chinese Mandarin:
潤滑油 /润滑油
(rùnhuáyóu)
— substance used to reduce friction
Czech:
mazivo
— substance used to reduce friction
Czech:
mazadlo
— substance used to reduce friction
Czech:
lubrikant
— substance used to reduce friction
Danish:
smøremiddel
— substance used to reduce friction
Dutch:
gel
— substance used to reduce friction
Dutch:
glijmiddel
— substance used to reduce friction
Esperanto:
lubrikaĵo
— substance used to reduce friction
Estonian:
määrdeaine
— substance used to reduce friction
Finnish:
voiteluaine
— substance used to reduce friction
Finnish:
liukastin
— substance used to reduce friction
Finnish:
liukaste
— substance used to reduce friction
Finnish:
liukastusaine
— substance used to reduce friction
Finnish:
liukuvoide
— substance used to reduce friction
Finnish:
liukkari
— substance used to reduce friction
French:
lubrifiant
— substance used to reduce friction
Galician:
lubricante
— substance used to reduce friction
Georgian:
საპოხი
(saṗoxi)
— substance used to reduce friction
Georgian:
შესაზეთი
(šesazeti)
— substance used to reduce friction
Georgian:
საცხი
(sacxi)
— substance used to reduce friction
German:
Schmierstoff
— substance used to reduce friction
German:
Schmiermittel
— substance used to reduce friction
German:
Schmiere
— substance used to reduce friction
German:
Gleitmittel
— substance used to reduce friction
Greek:
λιπαντικό
(lipantikó)
— substance used to reduce friction
Hebrew:
סִיכָה
(sichá)
— substance used to reduce friction
Hebrew:
מִשְׁחָה
(mishẖá)
— substance used to reduce friction
Hindi:
स्नेहक
(snehak)
— substance used to reduce friction
Hungarian:
kenőolaj
— substance used to reduce friction
Icelandic:
sleipiefni
— substance used to reduce friction
Indonesian:
pelumas
— substance used to reduce friction
Irish:
bealadh
— substance used to reduce friction
Italian:
lubrificante
— substance used to reduce friction
Japanese:
潤滑剤
(junkatsuzai)
— substance used to reduce friction
Japanese:
潤滑油
(junkatsuyu)
— substance used to reduce friction
Khmer:
ប្រេងរំអិល
(preeng rumʼəl)
— substance used to reduce friction
Korean:
윤활제
(yunhwalje)
— substance used to reduce friction
Korean:
윤활유
(yunhwaryu)
— substance used to reduce friction
Latvian:
smērviela
— substance used to reduce friction
Lithuanian:
tepalas
— substance used to reduce friction
Macedonian:
мазиво
(mazivo)
— substance used to reduce friction
Malay:
pelincir
— substance used to reduce friction
Marathi:
वंगण
(vaṅgaṇ)
— substance used to reduce friction
Navajo:
bee nidiltoʼí
— substance used to reduce friction
Norwegian Bokmål:
smøremiddel
— substance used to reduce friction
Norwegian Nynorsk:
smørjemiddel
— substance used to reduce friction
Persian:
روانساز
(ravân-sâz)
— substance used to reduce friction
Polish:
smar
— substance used to reduce friction
Portuguese:
lubrificante
— substance used to reduce friction
Romanian:
lubrifiant
— substance used to reduce friction
Russian:
сма́зка
(smázka)
— substance used to reduce friction
Russian:
сма́зочный материа́л
(smázočnyj materiál)
— substance used to reduce friction
Serbo-Croatian:
ма̏зӣво
— substance used to reduce friction
Serbo-Croatian:
mȁzīvo
— substance used to reduce friction
Slovak:
mastivo
— substance used to reduce friction
Slovak:
mazadlo
— substance used to reduce friction
Slovak:
lubrikant
— substance used to reduce friction
Slovene:
mazivo
— substance used to reduce friction
Spanish:
lubrificante
— substance used to reduce friction
Spanish:
lubricante
— substance used to reduce friction
Swedish:
glidmedel
— substance used to reduce friction
Swedish:
smörjmedel
— substance used to reduce friction
Swedish:
glid
— substance used to reduce friction
Tagalog:
pampadulas
— substance used to reduce friction
Tagalog:
padanlog
— substance used to reduce friction
Thai:
สารหล่อลื่น
(sǎan-lɔ̀ɔ-lʉ̂ʉn)
— substance used to reduce friction
Turkish:
kayganlaştırıcı
— substance used to reduce friction
Ukrainian:
масти́ло
(mastýlo)
— substance used to reduce friction
Ukrainian:
масти́льний матеріа́л
(mastýlʹnyj materiál)
— substance used to reduce friction
Uzbek:
smazka
— substance used to reduce friction
Vietnamese:
dầu nhờn
— substance used to reduce friction