Oiliness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    smug self-serving earnestness wordnet
  3. 3
    consisting of or covered with oil wordnet

Synonyms

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lubricitybuttercantevennessfalsenessfulsomeness

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"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.

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