'Unctuousness' definitions:
Definition of 'unctuousness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Smug self-serving earnestness [syn: fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction]
Definition of 'Unctuousness'
From: GCIDE
- Unctuous \Unc"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus, fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent.]
- 1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. "The unctuous cheese." --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid. [1913 Webster] -- {Unc"tu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Unc"tu*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]