oiliness

🇺🇸 /ˈɔɪlinəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɔɪlinəs/
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noun
R

having or covered with oil

The mechanic's hands had a heavy oiliness after working on the car.

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resembling the properties of oil

The soup had an unappealing oiliness that made it hard to finish.

R

excessively polite in an annoying way

His constant oiliness made it difficult to take him seriously.

translation

n. having or covered with oil; resembling the properties of oil; excessively polite in an annoying way

Word Forms

Plural oilinesses