unctuousness.

1. An excessively smooth or flattering manner that seems affected or self-serving.

2. An oily, fatty, or greasy quality of a substance or surface.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• an air of unctuousness
• clerical unctuousness
• the unctuousness of a compliment

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The unctuousness of the greeting made her check which name he had used.

He shed his unctuousness as soon as the door closed behind the patron.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.