OLEAGINOUSNESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does oleaginousness mean? • OLEAGINOUSNESS (noun)
The noun OLEAGINOUSNESS has 2 senses:
1. consisting of or covered with oil
2. smug self-serving earnestness
Familiarity information: OLEAGINOUSNESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OLEAGINOUSNESS (noun)
Meaning:
Consisting of or covered with oil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
greasiness; oiliness; oleaginousness
Hypernyms ("oleaginousness" is a kind of...):
avoirdupois; blubber; fat; fatness (excess bodily weight)
Meaning:
Smug self-serving earnestness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
smarminess; unctuousness; fulsomeness; oiliness; oleaginousness; unction
Hypernyms ("oleaginousness" is a kind of...):
hypocrisy (insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have)
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