oiliness
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oil·y
(oi′lē)adj. oil·i·er, oil·i·est
1.
a. Of or relating to oil.
b. Impregnated, smeared with, or containing oil; greasy.
2. Excessively suave or ingratiating. See Synonyms at unctuous.
oil′i·ly adv.
oil′i·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | oiliness - consisting of or covered with oil fatness, avoirdupois, blubber, fat - excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others" |
2. | oiliness - smug self-serving earnestness hypocrisy - insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have |
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Translations
oiliness
[ˈɔɪlɪnɪs] N1. (= greasiness) [of food] → lo aceitoso, lo grasiento; [of skin, hair] → lo grasiento, lo graso; [of substance] → oleaginosidad f
2. (pej) [of manners, tone] → zalamería f, lo empalagoso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
oiliness
n
→ ölige Beschaffenheit; (of food) → Fettigkeit f
(fig: of person) → aalglattes Wesen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
oiliness
[ˈɔɪlɪnɪs] n (of liquid, consistency) → oleosità; (of hands, skin, also) (fig) (pej) → untuositàCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995