unctuousness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʌŋkt͡ʃuəsnəs/
Etymology
Etymology tree English unctuous 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 unctuousness From unctuous + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being unctuous.
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.
1851, Herman Melville, chapter 94, in Moby Dick:Only Mr. Radbolt's unctuousness—surely it would have smoothed the stormiest waves—saved the social situation.
1919, Anthony Hope, chapter 17, in The Secret of the Tower:
Synonyms
Translations (7)
es untuosidad (the state or characteristic of being unctuous) · sa स्नेह (the state or characteristic of being unctuous) · ga olar (the state or characteristic of being unctuous) · ga plásántacht (the state or characteristic of being unctuous) · ga ungthacht (the state or characteristic of being unctuous) · tr yılışıklık (the state or characteristic of being unctuous) · hi चिकनाई (the state or characteristic of being unctuous)