GREASINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does greasiness mean? 

• GREASINESS (noun)
  The noun GREASINESS has 1 sense:

1. consisting of or covered with oil

  Familiarity information: GREASINESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GREASINESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Consisting of or covered with oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

greasiness; oiliness; oleaginousness

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

avoirdupois; blubber; fat; fatness (excess bodily weight)

Derivation:

greasy (smeared or soiled with grease or oil)

greasy (containing an unusual amount of grease or oil)

 Context examples 

In fact, this oiliness, or greasiness, as I was later to learn, was probably the most salient expression of his personality.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)