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noun
The state or condition of being oleaginous; oiliness, unctuousness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
smug self-serving earnestness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fulsomeness, oiliness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hypocrisy
noun
consisting of or covered with oil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: greasiness, oiliness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois
History
From oleaginous + -ness.
