Unctuousness
//ˈʌŋkt͡ʃuəsnəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or characteristic of being unctuous. uncountable
"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."
- 2 smug self-serving earnestness wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From unctuous + -ness.
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