oiliness

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noun

The quality of being oily.

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greasinessoleaginousnessfulsomenesssmarminessunctuousnessunction
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Meanings

nounoiliness (usually uncountable, plural oilinesses)

plural oilinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being oily.

    During his retirement, Deeley devised a method for testing the oiliness of lubricants, which he communicated to the Physical Society in 1919; […].

    1944 September and October, “The Late R. M. Deeley”, in Railway Magazine, page 266

Synonyms & antonyms

nounconsisting of or covered with oil

Similar
greasinessoleaginousness
Broader
fatnessfatblubber

nounsmug self-serving earnestness

Similar
fulsomenessoleaginousnesssmarminessunctuousnessunction
Broader
hypocrisy
Also see
fulsomenessgreasinesslubricityoleaginousnesssmarminessunctionunctuosityunctuousness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From oily + -ness.

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Translations

Finnish öljyisyys
  • öljyisyysquality of being oily
Hindi नेह, चिकनाई
  • नेह (neh)quality of being oily
  • चिकनाई (ciknāī)quality of being oily
Turkish yağlılık
  • yağlılıkquality of being oily
Cite this entry
APA

oiliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oiliness

MLA

“oiliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oiliness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oiliness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oiliness.

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