oiliness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English oily Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English oiliness From oily + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being oily.
During his retirement, Deeley devised a method for testing the oiliness of lubricants, which he communicated to the Physical Society in 1919; […].
1944 September and October, “The Late R. M. Deeley”, in Railway Magazine, page 266:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oilinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
hi नेह (quality of being oily) · hi चिकनाई (quality of being oily) · tr yağlılık (quality of being oily) · kk майлылық (quality of being oily) · fi öljyisyys (quality of being oily) · ky майлуулук (quality of being oily)