OILINESS

fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction

(noun) smug self-serving earnestness

greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness

(noun) consisting of or covered with oil

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oiliness (usually uncountable, plural oilinesses)

The quality of being oily.

Anagrams

• elisions, isolines, lionises

Source: Wiktionary


Oil"i*ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being oily. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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