UNCTUOUSNESS

fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction

(noun) smug self-serving earnestness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

unctuousness (uncountable)

The state or characteristic of being unctuous.

Synonym: unctuosity

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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