unctuousness

unc·tu·ous  (ngkch-s)

adj.

1. Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness: "the unctuous, complacent court composer who is consumed with envy and self-loathing" (Rhoda Koenig).

2. Having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; slippery.

3. Containing or composed of oil or fat.

4. Abundant in organic materials; soft and rich: unctuous soil.

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[Middle English, from Old French unctueus, from Medieval Latin nctusus, from Latin nctum, ointment, from neuter past participle of unguere, to anoint.]

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unctu·ous·ly adv.

unctu·ous·ness, unctu·osi·ty (-s-t) n.

Synonyms: unctuous, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy
These adjectives mean insincerely, self-servingly, or smugly agreeable or earnest: an unctuous toady; gave the dictator a fulsome introduction; oily praise; oleaginous hypocrisy; smarmy self-importance.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

unctuousness - smug self-serving earnestness         smarminess, unction, fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness hypocrisy - insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have

Translations

unctuousness [ˈʌŋktjʊəsnɪs] N → celo m fingido, afectación f

unctuousness

n → salbungsvolle Art; (of speech) → falsches Pathos; the unctuousness of his manner → seine salbungsvolle Art