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    UNCTUOUSNESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Smug self-serving earnestnessplay

    Synonyms:

    fulsomeness; oiliness; oleaginousness; smarminess; unction; unctuousness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("unctuousness" is a kind of...):

    hypocrisy (insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have)

    Derivation:

    unctuous (unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech)

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