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PRONUNCIATION OF UNCTUOSITY

unctuosity  [ˌʌŋktjʊˈɒsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNCTUOSITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unctuosity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNCTUOSITY


anfractuosity
ˌænfræktʃʊˈɒsɪtɪ
cariosity
ˌkærɪˈɒsɪtɪ
curiosity
ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ
furiosity
ˌfjʊrɪˈɒsɪtɪ
grandiosity
ˌɡrændɪˈɒsɪtɪ
impecuniousness
ˌɪmpɪkjuːnɪˈɒsɪtɪ
impetuosity
ɪmˌpetʃʊˈɒsɪtɪ
monstruosity
ˌmɒnstrʊˈɒsɪtɪ
preciosity
ˌprɛʃɪˈɒsɪtɪ
religiosity
rɪˌlɪdʒɪˈɒsɪtɪ
sensuosity
ˌsɛnsjʊˈɒsɪtɪ
sinuosity
ˌsɪnjʊˈɒsɪtɪ
speciosity
ˌspiːʃɪˈɒsɪtɪ
spirituosity
ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈɒsɪtɪ
strenuosity
ˌstrɛnjʊˈɒsɪtɪ
sumptuosity
ˌsʌmptjʊˈɒsɪtɪ
tediosity
ˌtiːdɪˈɒsɪtɪ
tortuosity
ˌtɔːtjʊˈɒsɪtɪ
vitiosity
ˌvɪʃɪˈɒsɪtɪ
voluptuosity
vəˌlʌptjʊˈɒsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNCTUOSITY

uncrowned king
uncrudded
uncrumple
uncrushable
uncrushed
uncrystallised
uncrystallized
UNCTAD
unction
unctionless
unctuous
unctuously
unctuousness
uncuckolded
uncuff
unculled
uncultivable
uncultivatable
uncultivated
uncultured

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNCTUOSITY

adiposity
animosity
fabulosity
generosity
glutinosity
heterozygosity
homozygosity
kinematic viscosity
luminosity
monstrosity
nebulosity
pomposity
porosity
scrupulosity
serosity
tuberosity
university
verbosity
virtuosity
viscosity
zygosity

Synonyms and antonyms of unctuosity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unctuosity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNCTUOSITY

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The translations of unctuosity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unctuosity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

unctuosity
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

untuosidad
570 millions of speakers

English

unctuosity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unctuosity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unctuosity
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

unctuosity
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

untuosidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unctuosity
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

onctuosité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak pasti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unctuosity
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unctuosity
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unctuosity
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unctuosity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unctuosity
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unctuosity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अखंडता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unctuosity
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

untuosità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unctuosity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

unctuosity
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

onctuozitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γευστική αίσθηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unctuosity
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unctuosity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unctuosity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unctuosity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCTUOSITY»

The term «unctuosity» is normally little used and occupies the 128.937 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCTUOSITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unctuosity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCTUOSITY»

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A Dictionary of the Bengala Language: In which the Words are ...
feJfcal, s. (from f-s*. unctuous., smoothness, unctuosity, agreeabletiess, coolness, lubricity. fcjJfeat^r, a. (from uncuosity, and m, producible), producible by or arising from unctuosity or agi.ee* ableness. fgsfe^tsEtTT, arf. (he. case of f^sfcTtsPfl), ...
William Carey, 1825
2
A dictionary of the Bengalee language: in which the words ...
(Inc. cttse of fiftxtIWI), for smoothness, for unctuosity, for agree rbleness, fartuififima, a. (from ffiflkst, unctuosity, and fifll', a cause), caused by or arising from uncluosity or agreeableness; ad. from or because of unctuosity or agreeableness , ...
William Carey, 1825
3
The Jungle and the Aroma of Meats: An Ecological Theme in ...
Semen is a symbol. Spermatorrhoea, sometimes real, sometimes imagined, which gives rise to an almost ontological anxiety, is reminiscent of the Ayurvedic syndrome of royal consumption (rdjayaksman) , the wastage of all the vital unctuosity.
Francis Zimmermann, 1999
4
What to Do about AIDS: Physicians and Mental Health ...
Semen is a symbol. Spermatorrhoea, sometimes real, sometimes imagined, which gives rise to an almost ontological anxiety, is reminiscent of the Ayurvedic syndrome of royal consumption (rajayaksman), the wastage of all the vital unctuosity.
Leon McKusick, 1986
5
Wine
It is glycerine rather than glucose which gives a wine that kind of smoothness which might almost be called unctuosity. In very high-class wines the smoothness or unctuosity is due not only to glycerine, but also to other bodies which have not  ...
G. Grazzi-Soncini
6
An elementary treatise on mineralogy and geology: being an ...
Thus in reference to the face of a crystal, the strise may pass longitudinally, transversely, or diagonally, all on the same face being supposed parallel. In some substances, not regularly crystallized, the stria* are irregular. 8. Unctuosity. 112.
Parker Cleaveland, 1816
7
Earths and stones
Fuller's earth, by its hardness, fracture, inferior unctuosity, and friability, and disintegration in water. Friable lithomarga, sufficiently by its hardness. Indurated lithomarga, by its inferior fineness, lustre, adhesion to the tongue ; and often in the ...
Richard Kirwan, 1810
8
A Treatise on the External Characters of Minerals
The Unctuosity. Unctuous minerals are either greasy or meagre. The greasiness of minerals, at least of those which are solid or friable, may possibly proceed from a certain foliated or scaly shape of their smallest aggregated parts, and from the ...
Abraham Gottlob Werner, 1850
9
Elements of mineralogy
Fuller's earth, by its hardness, fracture, inferior unctuosity, and friability, and disintegration in water. Friable lithomarga, sufficiently by its hardness. Indurated lithomarga, by its inferior fineness, lustre, adhesion to the tongue ; and often in the ...
Richard Kirwan, 1810
10
One Thousand Valuable Secrets, in the Elegant and Useful ...
But, before it boils, it will throw a scum, which must be carefully skimmed of, as it is a prejudicial unctuosity. When all the scum is well off, evaporate the water, till what is on the fire becomes into a consistence like honey. Now add as much cold  ...
American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection, 2013

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNCTUOSITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unctuosity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Spanish wine: let's all go for Albariño
... about 30 per cent of two other local varieties, loureiro and caiño blanco – which gives more structure, body and unctuosity. Beautiful wine, beautiful vineyards. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
2
What's For Dinner at Tarquino in Buenos Aires
Because the brain already has this unctuosity, I wanted to give it an even greater unctuosity. First I cooked it sous-vide and left it bland. Then I finished by heating ... «Condé Nast Traveler, Feb 14»
3
Roman Polanski's Carnage Is Beautifully Crafted and Irredeemably …
Foster and Waltz aren't quite in the same league as their castmates: her performance is a shade too brittle, his too unctuous (brittleness and unctuosity being ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 11»
4
Barbara Orbison Pretty Woman (2009): Soft Olivine Oriental with a …
... sensuality and in this case, unctuosity. A Roudnitska-ite would call it a brown mess as a result of overmixing of the palette of colors, a classicist would feel the ... «Mimi Froufrou, Dec 10»
5
Field and Fork, Pallant House Gallery, 90 North Pallant, Chichester …
The layer of fat in a pork belly can be a tad squelchy, but it here was full of succulent unctuosity. Around it, as though in a stalled procession, came carved ... «Independent, Jul 10»
6
Ashland Early Bird Reviews the Shakespeare Fest
Jeffery King, as Claudius, stands out for his tortured unctuosity, while Susannah Flood's Ophelia manages to elevate gum-chewing ditziness into a strikingly ... «Food For Thought, A News Cafe, Apr 10»
7
A Review of the Food At My Local Arby's
The unctuosity of it turned the tortilla translucent, allowing me to come face-to-face with the synthetic foodstuffs within. I hesitate to call the yellow chunky stuff ... «FunnyCrave.com, Nov 09»
8
Everything tastes better with an egg on top
As our neighbors in New Mexico know, the earthiness of serious red chile gravy is uniquely suited to the smooth unctuosity of egg yolk: They deepen each ... «Seattle Post Intelligencer, Apr 09»

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