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greasiness

greasiness

1 3.6
A surface covered with oil or fat that feels sticky
  • noun
  • /ˈɡriːsɪnəs/
translation icon : grasitud
  • The leftover pizza had a layer of greasiness on top that made it less appealing.

But the greasiness is why I have to say it's a pass for me.

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Examples

  • I mean, there's something about you get that greasiness from the rice cake with the freshness of the tuna.

  • The smell is what I can't get past with this and it almost leaves like a extra greasiness compared to the original Argon oil in my opinion.

  • But the greasiness is why I have to say it's a pass for me.

  • No greasiness to try and hide and done me makeup.

  • But it does leave a richness or a greasiness under the eye.

  • So for the hair, I'm going to evaluate its greasiness, but I always just take my dry shampoo.

  • It doesn't leave a weird like greasiness and slippiness on your hands.

  • Enjoy the cleaner, lighter taste, the lack of heaviness, greasiness, and bloatedness you feel afterward.

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  • Some foods can leave a noticeable greasiness on your fingers after eating.

  • Her hair had an unpleasant greasiness that made it look unwashed and dull.

Synonyms

oiliness
vsgreasiness
1 3.9

A greasy shine or feeling caused by oil on skin and food

is broader, covering oil and other similar substances rather than only oil
oleaginousness
vsgreasiness
9.9

Having an oily or greasy feel like oil on hands

refers to being covered with or containing oil on the surface

Antonyms

26 1.0

Being free from dirt and keeping things tidy

How Greasy

greasiness
1 3.6
oiliness
1 3.9

Surface Forms

greasiness singular
greasinesses plural

Morphology

greasiness = greasy (transparent) = greasy + ness

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'greasy'; meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Greasiness comes from the simple word grease, which means 'fat' or 'oil' that makes things slippery, and you can imagine car tools or a pizza leaving an oily shine on your hands. So greasiness means the state of being covered with that oily 'grease'.