greasiness

• Substantivo que designa a qualidade ou o estado de estar coberto de óleo ou gordura, ou de ser composto por eles.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being covered with or consisting of oil or grease.

incontável

1. Oily qualityB1formal

   The state or condition of being covered in or containing grease or oil.

   Gordura

   • The greasiness of the pizza made it taste heavy.
   • He wiped his hands on a cloth to remove the greasiness from the mechanic work.
   • The meal had an unpleasant greasiness that lingered on the tongue.

   Sinônimosfattinessoilinessoleaginousnessunctuousness

   Antônimosdryness

2. Unctuous flatteryC1informal

   A figurative quality of being overly smooth, oily, or ingratiating in manner, as if trying too hard to please.

   Adulação

   • His greasiness in conversation made everyone uncomfortable.
   • She saw through the politician's greasiness and refused to trust him.
   • The salesman's exaggerated greasiness only annoyed the customers.

   Sinônimosoilinessslicknesssmarminessunctuousness

   Antônimosbluntnesscandorfrankness