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smarminess

/ˈsmɑː.mi.nəs/

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noun

/ˈsmɑː.mi.nəs/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее качество быть самодовольным, корыстным и неискренне серьёзным в манере или поведении.

A noun referring to a quality of being smug, self-serving, and insincerely earnest in manner or behavior.

uncountable

  1. Insincere flatteryC1informalbritish

    A quality of being overly polite or flattering in a way that seems fake or self-serving.

    ruЛьстивость

    • His smarminess made everyone uncomfortable at the meeting.
    • She couldn't stand the smarminess of the salesman.
    • The politician's smarminess was obvious to the audience.

    Synonymscajoleryfawningflatteryinsincerityobsequiousnessoilinessservilitysoft soapsycophancyunctuousness

    Antonymscandorforthrightnessfranknessgenuinenesshonestysincerity

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  • smarminesses plural form
  • smarminesses' possessive plural form
  • smarminess's possessive singular form
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