oiliness

/ˈɔɪlinəs/ noun

The quality of being oily.

Word Origin Oil comes from Latin oleum 'olive oil', borrowed from Greek elaion. Oiliness is the quality of being oily — literally 'full of olive oil'. The same root gives us olive, oleaginous (oily in texture or manner), and oleic acid.

noun The quality of being oily. countable

The oiliness of the fried chicken made it difficult to handle without a napkin.

(名词) 油性 【油性特质】

炸鸡的油腻感让人不用餐巾纸就很难拿。

(sustantivo) oleosidad; untuosidad; lo grasiento; lo aceitoso [La cualidad de ser grasoso o aceitoso.]

Lo grasoso del pollo frito hacía difícil comerlo sin una servilleta.

(nom) onctuosité; caractère gras; nature huileuse [Caractère de ce qui est gras ou huileux.]

Le caractère gras du poulet frit le rendait difficile à manipuler sans serviette.

(Substantiv) Fettigkeit; Öligkeit [**Oiliness** bezeichnet die Eigenschaft, fettig oder ölig zu sein, insbesondere in Bezug auf Oberflächen oder Lebensmittel.]

Die Oiliness des gebratenen Fischs machte es notwendig, die Hände danach gründlich zu waschen.

(名詞) 油っぽい性質や状態、脂であること。

フライドチキンの油っぽさのため、ナプキンなしでは持ちにくかった。

(substantivo) oleosidade; untuosidade; gordura [A qualidade de ser oleoso; oleosidade.]

A oleosidade do frango frito tornou difícil manuseá-lo sem um guardanapo.

Word parts: oil + y + ness

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