unctuousness

/ˈʌŋkt͡ʃuəsnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Uncountable

"Plum-pudding is the term bestowed upon certain fragmentary parts of the whale's flesh, here and there adhering to the blanket of blubber, and often participating to a considerable degree in its unctuousness."
"Only Mr. Radbolt's unctuousness—surely it would have smoothed the stormiest waves—saved the social situation."

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How do you pronounce unctuousness?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌŋkt͡ʃuəsnəs/.

What does unctuousness mean?

The state or characteristic of being unctuous.

Where does unctuousness come from?

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