unctuousness

noun

Definition of unctuousnessnext
1
as in smoothness

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2
as in suaveness

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  1. urbanity
  2. elegance
  3. manners
  4. duplicity
  5. breeding
Noun
  • At that point, all of the affluence, urbanity and privilege in the world wasn’t much good.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • In this volume, the designer reflects deeply on the diverse aesthetics of French urbanity versus rural living.
    Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of urbanity
Noun
  • This British brand’s collection honors wisdom, elegance, adaptability and intelligence, which are attributed to the snake in the Chinese zodiac.
    Ty Gaskins, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Erivo’s creation featured an abstract print that embodies casual elegance.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • After seeing how reluctant to move the horse was, their older sibling decided to jump in and help delay their owner's departure—albeit, with much gentler manners.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • For more on how to lose your clothes but not your manners, have a look at our perennial guide to nude beach etiquette.
    CNN, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of manners
Noun
  • The Cold War nurtured a culture of secrets and lies that the population came to tolerate as a strategic necessity; at the turn of the millennium, the war on terror took that duplicity to new levels of sophistication.
    Karen Parker Lears, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Cooper lives for this duplicity, and that smirk is his truest declaration.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
Definition of duplicity
Noun
  • The water fills ponds, providing relief for wildlife and a prime setting for amphibian breeding.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The black-winged petrel—a seabird whose breeding success was once as low as 2.5%—experienced a dramatic increase to 67% following the removal of the rodents, according to an August 2022 study published in Bird Conservation International.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of breeding
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unctuousness

uncultivable

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