oiliness (Meaning)
oiliness (n)
consisting of or covered with oil
smug self-serving earnestness
oiliness (n.)
The quality of being oily.
Synonyms & Antonyms of oiliness
Synonyms:
- artifice
- duplicity
- jugglery
- gamesmanship
- skulduggery
- double-dealing
- deceit
- legerdemain
- chicane
- dissimulation
- dishonesty
- cunning
- fakery
- deception
- dupery
- imposture
- foxiness
- subterfuge
- crookery
- humbuggery
- wile
- quackery
- caginess
- crookedness
- cageyness
- guile
- deceptiveness
- trickery
- deceitfulness
- hanky-panky
- jiggery-pokery
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oiliness Sentence Examples
- The oiliness of the skin left a greasy residue on her clothes.
- The car radiator leaked oil, leaving a trail of oiliness on the road.
- The chef added olive oil to the salad, creating a delightful oiliness.
- The oily water from the bilge pump coated the hull of the ship in oiliness.
- The over-moisturized face cream left a layer of oiliness that clogged her pores.
- The hair pomade provided a subtle oiliness that tamed flyaways.
- The oiliness of the paint made it difficult to apply evenly.
- The mechanic checked the oil levels, noting the excessive oiliness.
- The used frying oil had a thick, rancid oiliness.
- The oily residue on the tools made them slippery and difficult to handle.
FAQs About the word oiliness
consisting of or covered with oil, smug self-serving earnestnessThe quality of being oily.
shadiness, craftiness, shrewdness, insincerity, chicanery, slipperiness, underhandedness, wiliness, treachery,slickness
forthrightness, ingenuousness, guilelessness, artlessness, ingenuousness, artlessness,sincerity, forthrightness, guilelessness, sincerity
The oiliness of the skin left a greasy residue on her clothes.
The car radiator leaked oil, leaving a trail of oiliness on the road.
The chef added olive oil to the salad, creating a delightful oiliness.
The oily water from the bilge pump coated the hull of the ship in oiliness.
