unctuousness

noun

1
as in smoothness

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2
as in suaveness

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Recent Examples of unctuousness Bad mini cones are made with soggy cones and sweet, fluffy filling that has none of the unctuousness of real ice cream. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unctuousness
  1. smoothness
  2. urbanity
  3. oiliness
  4. elegance
  5. glibness
  6. manners
  7. artificiality
  8. gentlemanliness
Noun
  • That harmony makes all the difference—Cygnet 22 delivers a martini with remarkable smoothness, depth, and elegance that is difficult to match.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
  • On the other, its smoothness and seamlessness generate an aura of spiritual transcendence, something not unaffiliated with the Angeleno ethos.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of smoothness
Noun
  • His music is, in the best sense, grown-up, proof that a gifted songwriter can tackle the headiest, heaviest topics, compressing a novel’s worth of ideas, intelligence, irony, urbanity, humor and ambivalence into four minutes.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Catherine’s house doesn’t evoke Hyde Park brownstones, or even urbanity, so much as some generic Midwest vista, which is not right for this play.
    — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of urbanity
Noun
  • Common concerns tend to be acne, post-acne marks, oiliness and keeping hair and nails healthy.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Common concerns in this decade tend to include acne, post-acne marks, oiliness and keeping hair and nails healthy.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of oiliness
Noun
  • Throughout the financial troubles that the couple face given Fyodor’s inability to deliver pages, Szumowska and Englert feature scatological humor that further dissolves any notions of elegance associated with 19th-century Europe.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • With Baggy Jeans Sometimes a baggy jean can veer into sloppy territory, but adding some Mary Janes gives a boost of elegance.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • Advertisement Still, Trump’s apparent glibness comes as the Republican Party faces what could be challenging midterm elections, as the economy and affordability remain top concerns for voters.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 June 2026
Definition of glibness
Noun
  • An agent with read-only access is a search engine with better manners.
    — Antony P Gregory, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Even as the identity of the South evolves, and more young people lose certain traits that are identifiably southern, manners remain one of the region’s most distinctive and steadfast qualities.
    — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of manners
Noun
  • Still, an air of artificiality and sometimes theatricality does pervade his talky, often didactic scenes, which actually plays to the benefit of the performances — especially from Huston.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And anyone who has read even a little of Cusk’s previous work will recognize that these concerns map suspiciously closely to Cusk’s own preoccupations with artificiality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of artificiality
Noun
  • Their answer came in the form of Colby Donaldson, the Texan mama’s boy who performed rugged gentlemanliness.
    — Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Definition of gentlemanliness

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“Unctuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unctuousness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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