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Greasiness

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n. The state of being greasy

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness; grossness.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The quality or state of being greasy; unctuousness.

n. Hence Deficiency in limpidness; viscosity, like that of oil: said of wines.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. consisting of or covered with oil

Word Usage

"I also dispensed with the oil-softening instructions, because I long ago switched to heating my tortillas directly on my gas burner to make them more pliable, which also cuts down on the greasiness factor."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

blubber fat fatness avoirdupois

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

unctuousness grossness

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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