unctuosityn.

/ʌŋktjuːˈɒsɪti/

Forms: Middle English vnctuosite, 1500s vnctuosyte, 1500s–1600s vnctuositie, 1600s vnctuosity; 1500s vnctuositee, 1600s unctuositie, unctuocity, 1600s– unctuosity.

Etymology: < Old French unctuosite (French onctuosité ), or < medieval Latin unctuōsitas , < unctuōsus unctuous adj.: see -ity suffix. Compare Italian untuosità, untosità, Spanish untuosidad, Portuguese unctuosidade.

1. Unctuousness; oiliness, greasiness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun]

unctuosity1398

unctuousness1398

greasiness1552

unctiousness1562

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xix. xxxiii For vnctuosite leide to þe tunge openeþ swiþe & dissolueþ, & sotel substaunce entreþ ful swiþe.

c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 98 Swetnesse, bitternesse, saltnesse, & vnctuosite.

1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 37 Whay,..by the vnctuositee of the butter,..is both moist and norishing.

1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth xiii. sig. G.iii^v The vnctuosyte of it doth..augment the heate of the lyuer.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 558 A certaine unctuositie or fattinesse it carrieth with it.

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xix. 173 They haue a high degree of aqueous humidiry [sic] ioyned with their vnctuosity.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 102 The more nitrous and fossile the Salts are, the more Unctuosity they have.

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters ii. 58 The gentlemen who talk of..unctuosity in sea water.

1805 W. Saunders Treat. Mineral Waters (ed. 2) 487 Inhabitants of hot climates, protected by the greater unctuosity of their skin,..are enabled to lead an almost amphibious life.

1873 Beeton's Dict. Comm. Musk..comes to us dry, with a kind of unctuosity.

2. figurative. Unctuous religiosity or complacency.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun]

hypocrisy?c1225

pope-holya1425

saunteringc1440

pope-holiness1528

Pharisaism?1573

lip-holiness1591

lip-religion1597

hypocrism1605

lip-devotion1613

sanctimonya1618

lip-worship1656

sanctimoniousness1679

unction1692

sanctification1768

goodiness1808

pietism1829

lip-reverencec1843

Pecksniffery1848

mawwormism1850

goody-good1851

lip-homage1858

devil-dodging1866

goody-goodiness1868

goody-goodyism1868

piosity1883

unctuosity1884

1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket iii. iii From whence there puffed out such an incense of unctuosity into the nostrils of our Gods of Church and State.

1885 Spectator 22 Aug. 1114/4 The author's style,..its well-known grace, and its at least equally well-known unctuosity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	unctuosity
释义	unctuosityn. /ʌŋktjuːˈɒsɪti/ Forms: Middle English vnctuosite, 1500s vnctuosyte, 1500s–1600s vnctuositie, 1600s vnctuosity; 1500s vnctuositee, 1600s unctuositie, unctuocity, 1600s– unctuosity. Etymology: < Old French unctuosite (French onctuosité ), or < medieval Latin unctuōsitas , < unctuōsus unctuous adj.: see -ity suffix. Compare Italian untuosità, untosità, Spanish untuosidad, Portuguese unctuosidade. 1. Unctuousness; oiliness, greasiness. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] unctuosity1398 unctuousness1398 greasiness1552 unctiousness1562 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xix. xxxiii For vnctuosite leide to þe tunge openeþ swiþe & dissolueþ, & sotel substaunce entreþ ful swiþe. c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 98 Swetnesse, bitternesse, saltnesse, & vnctuosite. 1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 37 Whay,..by the vnctuositee of the butter,..is both moist and norishing. 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth xiii. sig. G.iii^v The vnctuosyte of it doth..augment the heate of the lyuer. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 558 A certaine unctuositie or fattinesse it carrieth with it. 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xix. 173 They haue a high degree of aqueous humidiry [sic] ioyned with their vnctuosity. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 102 The more nitrous and fossile the Salts are, the more Unctuosity they have. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters ii. 58 The gentlemen who talk of..unctuosity in sea water. 1805 W. Saunders Treat. Mineral Waters (ed. 2) 487 Inhabitants of hot climates, protected by the greater unctuosity of their skin,..are enabled to lead an almost amphibious life. 1873 Beeton's Dict. Comm. Musk..comes to us dry, with a kind of unctuosity. 2. figurative. Unctuous religiosity or complacency. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun] hypocrisy?c1225 pope-holya1425 saunteringc1440 pope-holiness1528 Pharisaism?1573 lip-holiness1591 lip-religion1597 hypocrism1605 lip-devotion1613 sanctimonya1618 lip-worship1656 sanctimoniousness1679 unction1692 sanctification1768 goodiness1808 pietism1829 lip-reverencec1843 Pecksniffery1848 mawwormism1850 goody-good1851 lip-homage1858 devil-dodging1866 goody-goodiness1868 goody-goodyism1868 piosity1883 unctuosity1884 1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket iii. iii From whence there puffed out such an incense of unctuosity into the nostrils of our Gods of Church and State. 1885 Spectator 22 Aug. 1114/4 The author's style,..its well-known grace, and its at least equally well-known unctuosity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1398
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