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unctiousness

unctiousness noun: the quality of being unctious.

Noun

unctiousness (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The quality of being unctious.

Origin of unctiousness

From unctious + -ness.

Questions about unctiousness

What does unctiousness mean?
Unctiousness means the quality of being unctious.
What part of speech is unctiousness?
Unctiousness is a noun.

Words near unctiousness in the dictionary

  1. unction
  2. unctional
  3. unctionless
  4. unctions
  5. unctious
  6. unctiousness
  7. unctoria
  8. unctorium
  9. uncts
  10. unctuose
  11. unctuosities

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