unctuosity
unctuosity noun: the state or characteristic of being unctuous.
Noun
unctuosity (usually uncountable, plural unctuosities)
- The state or characteristic of being unctuous.
- Then followed the thunder of the captains and the shouting, and so we came on to the banquet, from whence there puffed out such an incense of unctuosity into the nostrils of our Gods of Church and State, that Lucullus or Apicius might have sniffed it in their Hades of heathenism.1884, Alfred Tennyson, Becket, act 3, sc. 3
- [I]n place of the bland and genial affability of genuine cordiality and good will we have the smooth and oily unctuosity of its inferior counterfeit.1909, H. H. Schroeder, “Self-Esteem and the Love of Recognition as Sources of Conduct”, in International Journal of Ethics, volume 19, number 2, page 185
- Synonyms:
- greasiness, oiliness, unctuousness
unctuosity meaning in Tamil
unctuosity in Tamil
- போலிப்பரிவு, பசைப்பிசுக்கு
Synonyms of unctuosity
Forms of unctuosity
| plural | unctuosities |
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Questions about unctuosity
- What does unctuosity mean?
- Unctuosity means the state or characteristic of being unctuous.
- What is unctuosity in Tamil?
- Unctuosity in Tamil is போலிப்பரிவு, பசைப்பிசுக்கு. See Unctuosity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is unctuosity?
- Unctuosity is a noun.
- What is the plural of unctuosity?
- The plural of unctuosity is unctuosities.
Words near unctuosity in the dictionary
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