Oiliness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

consisting of or covered with oil

smug self-serving earnestness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔɪlinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔɪlinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔɪlinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɔɪlinəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unction greasiness smarminess oleaginousness fulsomeness unctuousness

Word Forms

greasy	adjective	containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
oily	adjective	containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
oleaginous	adjective	containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
fulsome	adjective	unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
smarmy	adjective	unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
unctuous	adjective	unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fettigkeit

bestehend aus oder bedeckt mit Öl

🇫🇷French

onctuosité

constitué ou recouvert d'huile

🇪🇸Spanish

oleaginosidad

compuesto o cubierto de aceite

🇮🇹Italian

oleosità

costituito o ricoperto di olio

🇳🇱Dutch

vettigheid

bestaande uit of bedekt met olie

🇵🇹Portuguese

oleosidade

consistindo ou coberto com óleo

🇷🇺Russian

маслянистость

состоящее из масла или покрытое маслом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चाटुकारिता

तेल से युक्त या लेपित

🇧🇩Bengali

তৈলাক্ততা

গঠিত বা তেল দিয়ে আচ্ছাদিত

🇮🇳Tamil

எண்ணெய் தன்மை

எண்ணெய் கொண்டது அல்லது மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

జిడ్డు

నూనెతో కూడిన లేదా కప్పబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

तेलकटपणा

तेलाने झाकलेले किंवा झाकलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીકણુંપણું

તેલનો સમાવેશ કરે છે અથવા આવરી લે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಣ್ಣೆಯುಕ್ತತೆ

ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಎಣ್ಣೆಯಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എണ്ണമയം

എണ്ണ അടങ്ങിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊതിഞ്ഞ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੇਲਪਣ

ਤੇਲ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਢੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیل پن

تیل پر مشتمل یا ڈھکا ہوا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

油性

由油组成或覆盖有油

🇯🇵Japanese

油っぽさ

油からなる、または油で覆われた

🇰🇷Korean

유질

기름으로 구성되어 있거나 기름으로 덮여 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất nhờn

bao gồm hoặc được bao phủ bởi dầu

🇹🇭Thai

ความมัน

ประกอบด้วยหรือหุ้มด้วยน้ำมัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat manis mulut

terdiri dari atau ditutupi dengan minyak

🇵🇭Filipino

kalangisan

binubuo ng o natatakpan ng langis

🇲🇾Malay

berminyak

terdiri daripada atau ditutup dengan minyak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زيتية

تتكون من أو مغطاة بالزيت

🇮🇷Persian

چرب بودن

متشکل از یا پوشیده از روغن

🇹🇷Turkish

yağlılık

yağdan oluşan veya yağla kaplı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַמנוּנִיוּת

מורכב או מכוסה בשמן

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