unctuousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈʌŋ(k)tjʊəsnəs/,

/ˈʌŋ(k)tʃʊəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈəŋ(k)(t)ʃ(əw)əsnəs/

Forms: Also Middle English vnctuosnes.

Etymology: formed as unctuous adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or state of being unctuous.

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 Somme vnctuous þinges greueþ þe breste w^t drynes þ^t is þerin, as it fareþ in oile of nottes, for suche haue not pure vnctuosnes.

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xxix. 261 Softnesse, vnctuousnesse, and viscousnesse, encreaseth blacknesse.

1682 T. Gibson Anat. (1697) 25 Whilst Nature takes care that it..besmear both the Stomach and Intestines with its Unctuousness.

1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 233 Its Unctuousness will make it heavy.

1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 23 We shall afterwards see that, bating this unctuousness, it has none of the properties of oils.

1891 W. A. Jamieson Dis. Skin (ed. 3) i. 11 The office of the coil glands is to impart unctuousness to the skin.

figurative.1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Jan. The coarse, self-exhibiting unctuousness with which his book overflows.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unctuousness
释义	unctuousnessn. Brit. /ˈʌŋ(k)tjʊəsnəs/, /ˈʌŋ(k)tʃʊəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈəŋ(k)(t)ʃ(əw)əsnəs/ Forms: Also Middle English vnctuosnes. Etymology: formed as unctuous adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or state of being unctuous. 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 Somme vnctuous þinges greueþ þe breste w^t drynes þ^t is þerin, as it fareþ in oile of nottes, for suche haue not pure vnctuosnes. 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xxix. 261 Softnesse, vnctuousnesse, and viscousnesse, encreaseth blacknesse. 1682 T. Gibson Anat. (1697) 25 Whilst Nature takes care that it..besmear both the Stomach and Intestines with its Unctuousness. 1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 233 Its Unctuousness will make it heavy. 1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 23 We shall afterwards see that, bating this unctuousness, it has none of the properties of oils. 1891 W. A. Jamieson Dis. Skin (ed. 3) i. 11 The office of the coil glands is to impart unctuousness to the skin. figurative.1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Jan. The coarse, self-exhibiting unctuousness with which his book overflows. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1398
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