Oiliness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being oily. uncountable, usually
"During his retirement, Deeley devised a method for testing the oiliness of lubricants, which he communicated to the Physical Society in 1919; […]."
- 2 smug self-serving earnestness wordnet
- 3 consisting of or covered with oil wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"During his retirement, Deeley devised a method for testing the oiliness of lubricants, which he communicated to the Physical Society in 1919; […]."
Etymology
From oily + -ness.