Meanings
- uncountableThe state or quality of being fulsome or showing overdone and insincere flattery.
Synonyms: oleaginousness, unctuousness, unctuosity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being fulsome or showing overdone and insincere flattery.
More synonyms by meaning
nounexcessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
nounsmug self-serving earnestness
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishfulsomnesse
- Englishfulsomeness
Inherited from Middle English fulsomnesse; equivalent to fulsome + -ness.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
fulsomeness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulsomeness
“fulsomeness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulsomeness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fulsomeness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulsomeness.
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