unctuousness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: unctuousness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for unctuousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unctuousness n smug self-serving earnestness [syn: fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unctuous \Unc"tuous\ (?; 135), a. [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus, fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See {Unguent}.] 1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. [bd]The unctuous cheese.[b8] --Longfellow. 2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals. 3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid. -- {Unc"tuously}, adv. -- {Unc"tuous*ness}, n.