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English
Etymology
From unctuous + -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌŋkt͡ʃuəsnəs/
- Hyphenation: unc‧tu‧ous‧ness
Noun
unctuousness (uncountable)
- The state or characteristic of being unctuous.
- Synonym: unctuosity
1851, Herman Melville, chapter 94, in Moby Dick:Plum-pudding is the term bestowed upon certain fragmentary parts of the whale's flesh, here and there adhering to the blanket of blubber, and often participating to a considerable degree in its unctuousness.
1919, Anthony Hope, chapter 17, in The Secret of the Tower:Only Mr. Radbolt's unctuousness—surely it would have smoothed the stormiest waves—saved the social situation.
Translations
the state or characteristic of being unctuous