Unctuousness
51tokenism — Synonyms and related words: Pecksniffery, Tartuffery, Tartuffism, cant, empty gesture, false piety, hypocrisy, hypocriticalness, lip service, mealymouthedness, mouthing, mummery, oiliness, ostentatious devotion, pharisaism, religiosity,… …
52unction — Synonyms and related words: Tartuffery, Tartuffism, affectation, anointment, balm, balsam, brilliantine, cant, cerate, chrism, chrismal, chrismation, chrismatory, chrisom, cold cream, collyrium, cream, demulcent, embrocation, emollient, extreme… …
53lubrication — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. greasing, oiling; oiliness; anointing, anointment, unction, unctuousness. See smoothness, oil. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lubricating, greasing, oiling, oiling and greasing up, lubing*, lube, lube job*,… …
54unction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. anointing; unguent, ointment; unctuousness, gushing; fervor. See feeling. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Ointment] Syn. oil, unguent, liniment; see salve . 2. [Sacrament] Syn. anointing, laying on of hands,… …
55unctuous — unc|tu|ous [ˈʌŋktʃuəs] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: unctuosus, from Latin unctum ointment , from unguere; UNGUENT] too friendly and praising people too much in a way that seems very insincere >unctuously adv… …
56unctuous — (adj.) late 14c., oily, from O.Fr. unctueus, from M.L. unctuosus greasy, from L. unctus act of anointing, from pp. stem of unguere to anoint (see UNGUENT (Cf. unguent)). Figurative sense of blandly ingratiating is first recorded 1742, perhaps in… …
57unctuous — [ ʌŋ(k)tjʊəs] adjective 1》 excessively flattering or ingratiating. 2》 having a greasy or soapy feel. Derivatives unctuously adverb unctuousness noun Origin ME (in the sense greasy ): from med. L. unctuosus, from L. unctus anointing , from unguere …
58oiliness — n. Unctuousness, greasiness …
59unctuosity — n. (Rare.) See unctuousness …
60unctuous — adjective formal too friendly and praising people too much in a way that seems very insincere: There is something smug and unctuous about him. unctuously adverb unctuousness noun (U) …
