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Definition of Oleaginousness
1. Noun. Consisting of or covered with oil.
Generic synonyms: Avoirdupois, Blubber, Fat, Fatness
Derivative terms: Greasy, Greasy, Oily, Oily, Oily, Oleaginous
2. Noun. Smug self-serving earnestness.
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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oleaginousness
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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