lubricity
UK/luːˈbɹɪsɪti/
lubricity noun: degree of ability to lubricate.
Noun
lubricity (countable and uncountable, plural lubricities)
- Degree of ability to lubricate.
- Near-synonyms: slipperiness, slickness, oiliness
- Though her lubricity made it redundant, Anthea passed him the oil to caress her thighs.1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin, published 2009, page 42
- Synonyms:
- slipperiness, slickness, oiliness
- Evasiveness; shiftiness.
- Near-synonyms: slipperiness, slickness, oiliness
- Synonyms:
- slipperiness, slickness, oiliness
- Lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness.
- all the outrageous lubricities of Phallic worship (III, xvi)1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer
- In one epoch lubricity, in another fanaticism, in a third dulness and a dead-alive copying of the past, are the faults which criticism finds to attack.1906, Hilaire Belloc, , introduction to Essays in Literature and History by James Anthony Froude
- Synonyms:
- lechery, wantonness
lubricity meaning in Tamil
lubricity in Tamil
- lubricity, oiliness
- வழுவழுப்பு vaḻuvaḻuppu
Synonyms of lubricity
Forms of lubricity
| plural | lubricities |
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Origin of lubricity
From French lubricité or its source, Latin lūbricitās.
Words formed from lubricity
Questions about lubricity
- What does lubricity mean?
- Lubricity means degree of ability to lubricate.
- What is lubricity in Tamil?
- Lubricity in Tamil is வழுவழுப்பு (vaḻuvaḻuppu). See Lubricity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lubricity?
- Lubricity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lubricity?
- Lubricity is pronounced /luːˈbɹɪsɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lubricity?
- The plural of lubricity is lubricities.
Words near lubricity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lubricity (page history and authors); வழுவழுப்பு (Tamil) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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