Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality or state of being greasy; unctuousness.
  • noun Hence Deficiency in limpidness; viscosity, like that of oil: said of wines.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness; grossness.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The state of being greasy

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun consisting of or covered with oil

Etymologies

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greasy +‎ -ness

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