greaseless

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adjective

Without fats or oils.

“Users insist on greaseless cosmetics.”

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English grease →
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Meanings

adjectivegreaseless (comparative more greaseless, superlative most greaseless)

comparative more greaseless · superlative most greaseless

  1. Without fats or oils.

    Many lubricants are greaseless, being based on graphite or silicone.

  2. Not feeling greasy to the touch; not leaving a non-water-soluble residue.

    Users insist on greaseless cosmetics.

  3. Not requiring separate lubricant.

    The O-ring and the Teflon formed a greaseless seal.

Origin

  1. Latincrassus
  2. Vulgar Latin*crassia
  3. Anglo-Normangrece
  4. Middle Englishgrece
  5. Englishgrease
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  8. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  9. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  10. Englishgreaseless

From grease + -less.

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Translations

Polish bezsmarowy
  • bezsmarowynot requiring lubricant
Cite this entry
APA

greaseless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greaseless

MLA

“greaseless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greaseless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greaseless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greaseless.

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