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单词 oleaginousness
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oleaginousnessn.

Brit. /ˌəʊlɪˈadʒᵻnəsnəs/, U.S. /ˌoʊliˈædʒənəsnəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oleaginous adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < oleaginous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier oleaginity n.
The quality of being oleaginous.
1. Oiliness, greasiness.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > oiliness
oleaginity?a1425
oiliness1551
oleosity1612
oleity1656
oleaginy1678
oleaginousness1680
oleaginosity1694
1680 R. Boyle Exper. & Notes Prodvcibleness Chymicall Princ. ii. 66, in Sceptical Chymist (new ed.) In speaking of the Oleaginousness of Urinous Spirits.
1861 J. Lamont Seasons with Sea-horses v. 69 From its oleaginousness it soon finds its own level in the casks.
1986 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 21 Oct. vi. 1/3 He also heaps up great textured bogs of pigment whose oleaginousness recalls materials put away in toxic waste dumps.
2. Obsequiousness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [noun]
fawninga1350
submission?a1439
overlowness1496
servility1573
servilenessa1594
obsequency1595
obsequiousness1613
cringing1617
slavishnessa1620
vernility1623
servulating1637
suppleness1638
sneakinga1657
subserviency1669
fawningness1672
subservience1680
cringingness1695
truckling1820
obsequience1830
flunkeyism1831
servilism1831
spanielship1832
toadyism1840
flunkeydom1850
oleaginousness1853
vassalism1854
toadying1863
grovel1892
obsequity1892
crawlsomeness1900
serfishness1906
oleosity?1920
ass-kissing1936
1853 N. Hawthorne in N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 237 The outer man, (not the oleaginousness of conscience, we trust,) of Judge Pyncheon.
1934 L. Charteris Boodle xi. 244 ‘Yes, yes,’ said the Saint, with a paralysing oleaginousness.
1998 Observer (Nexis) 15 Mar. (Life section) 76 A beautifully written voice-over read with impeccable oleaginousness by Tom Baker.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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