Definition of Oleaginousness

1. Noun. Consisting of or covered with oil.

Exact synonyms: Greasiness, Oiliness
Generic synonyms: Avoirdupois, Blubber, Fat, Fatness
Derivative terms: Greasy, Greasy, Oily, Oily, Oily, Oleaginous

2. Noun. Smug self-serving earnestness.
Exact synonyms: Fulsomeness, Oiliness, Smarminess, Unction, Unctuousness
Generic synonyms: Hypocrisy
Derivative terms: Fulsome, Oily, Oleaginous, Smarmy, Unctuous

Definition of Oleaginousness

1. n. Oiliness.

Definition of Oleaginousness

1. Noun. The state or condition of being oleaginous; oiliness, unctuousness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oleaginousness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oleaginousness

oldster
oldsters
oldstyle
oldstyles
oldtimer
oldtimers
oldwench
oldwife
oldwives
oldy
ole
olea
oleaceous
oleaginous
oleaginously
oleaginousness (current term)
oleamen
oleamide
oleamides
oleander
oleander fern
oleanders
oleandomycin
oleandomycin phosphate
oleandomycins
oleandrin
oleandrine
oleanolic
oleanolic acid
oleanolic acids

Literary usage of Oleaginousness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Social Science: Containing the Transactions of the American by American Social Science Association (1879)
"Five pounds of Iceland moss are first weighed out to him. To raw liquors this imparts a degree of smoothness and oleaginousness that gives to imitation ..."

2. Journal of Social Science: Containing the Proceedings of the American by American Social Science Association, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Frederick Stanley Root (1879)
"To raw liquors this imparts a degree of smoothness and oleaginousness that gives to imitation brandy the glibness of that which is most matured. ..."

3. Journal of Social Science by American Social Science Association (1879)
"To raw liquors this imparts a degree of smoothness and oleaginousness that gives to imitation brandy the glibness of that which is most matured. ..."

4. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1898)
"Five pounds of Iceland moss are first weighed out to him. To raw liquor this imparts a degree of smoothness, of oleaginousness, that gives ..."

5. Marriage, with Preludes on Current Events by Joseph Cook (1879)
"The black angels laugh at the sanctimonious oleaginousness of small philosophy put forward to defend polygamy. Are there any scandal trials by jury with ..."

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