unctuousness — 英語辞典

名詞

1. The state or characteristic of being unctuous.

   用法

   • 不可算

   同義語

   unctuosity

   例文

   その他の例文 (1)

   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.

   Only Mr. Radbolt's unctuousness—surely it would have smoothed the stormiest waves—saved the social situation.

名詞

1. smug self-serving earnestness

   同義語

   fulsomenessoilinessoleaginousnesssmarminessunction

   上位語

   hypocrisy