unctuousness

noun

1
as in smoothness

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as in suaveness

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Recent Examples of unctuousness Wagyu with filet mignon to achieve similar, less gamey unctuousness. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The fruit’s juicy core tangoes with the olive oil’s grassy unctuousness. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 9 Sep. 2026 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
  • Manufacturers are switching to different materials, trading smoothness for safety.
    — Margaret Hetherman, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Check out what all the hype’s about while saving 30 percent on this shampoo and conditioner duo that promises up to 72 hours of moisture and silk-like smoothness.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of smoothness
Noun
  • Despite its embrace of lower density and suburban features such as cul-de-sacs, Dearborn Park is not without some moments of urbanity.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The magazine’s urbanity lay in the anti-urbanism of its singular voices.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of urbanity
Noun
  • The right one can target acne, oiliness, pore size, and skin texture.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of oiliness
Noun
  • Something draped and silk is my sweet spot, offering both elegance and comfort.
    — Fred Sahai, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • All four movies exhibit Mackenzie’s knack for trenchant social and political commentary slightly heightened by his elegance as a dramatist and visceral genre filmmaker, and all are accompanied by illuminating supplements.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 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
  • The problem isn’t so much a question of bad manners or even of corruption.
    — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
  • On the Awesome Etiquette podcast, Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning answer your questions on, well, pressing manners.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of manners
Noun
  • Its obvious artificiality and absurdity fit neatly into an online meme culture that often revels in the uncanny.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of artificiality
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  • 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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