unctuousness

noun

Definition of unctuousnessnext
1
as in smoothness

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2
as in suaveness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unctuousness
  1. urbanity
  2. elegance
  3. manners
  4. duplicity
  5. breeding
Noun
  • In this volume, the designer reflects deeply on the diverse aesthetics of French urbanity versus rural living.
    Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
  • By all accounts, artist and elephant shared the same Gallic urbanity and optimistic outlook.
    Penelope Green, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Definition of urbanity
Noun
  • Years after dazzling in primetime by covering herself in fake blood, Gaga had graced the Oscars stage with utmost elegance, capable of evolving her talents and becoming a stately pop spokeswoman.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Many of her items feature Swarovski crystals, which enhance their elegance and appeal.
    Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • Austen’s 1813 novel of manners remains a household name, a beloved work of literature and the basis of numerous film and television adaptations and reimaginings.
    Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Tacos hold a special place in Phoenix's food culture, with multiple shops and trucks across the Valley earning the love of Arizona residents through all manners to serve the popular dish, from birria to carne asada to calabacitas.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of manners
Noun
  • Newly aware of his subordinate’s duplicity, Masa charges at Yuki from his seat among his look-alikes in the audience.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
  • The right-wing press, though, which had sung the praises of Reuss’ performance a few days earlier, now saw confirmation of characteristic Jewish duplicity and demanded that the government charge Reuss with fraud.
    Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of duplicity
Noun
  • For a bigger excursion, consider a detour to Sable Island National Park Reserve, an island with towering sand dunes, the world’s largest breeding colony of gray seals, and wild horses.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The Bene Gesserit are, uh, geneticists These space witches are running a gigantic, generations-long breeding program to guide all the great houses and eventually put the perfect person, or Kwisatz Haderach, on the Imperium throne and under their control.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of breeding
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unctuously

unctuousness

uncultivable

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